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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;">4Cast #92: Online Book
Discussions…Interactive Websites…<st1:place w:st="on">Vista</st1:place>
Drops in Price…Another Google Hook-up?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">March
5, 2008</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1.<span
style=""> </span>Live, Online Book Discussions?<br>
</span></b>Oprah’s new Live Book Club launched on Monday, March 3<sup>rd</sup>.<span
style=""> </span>Approximately 500,000 simultaneous logons crashed
the system, but <span class="SpellE">Harpo</span> Productions, Inc.
says that they are going to keep trying.<span style=""> </span>The
club is available as a podcast on <a title="Oprah.com/ondemand"
href="http://www2.oprah.com/index.jhtml" target="_blank">Oprah.com</a>
or iTunes.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.oprah.com/obc_classic/webevent_registration.html">Oprah
Book Club</a> (Oprah.com) </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://event.oprah.com/videochannel/ondemand/od_main.html">Statement
on Behalf of <span class="SpellE">Harpo</span> Productions, Inc., Move
Networks, and Limelight Network</a>s (Oprah.com) </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.oprah.com/books/books_landing.jhtml">Watch the entire
class now</a> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://bestsellers.about.com/od/oprahsbookclub/tp/oprah_book_club.htm">Top
6 Oprah’s Book Club Resources</a> (About.com)<br>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2.<span
style=""> </span>Get interactive<br>
</span></b>Making websites interactive will boost traffic and can quite
easily feature library activities and services.<span style=""> </span>Putting
your librarians - and even your patrons - in the spotlight will make
users keep coming back to see what’s new.<span style=""> </span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9883062-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware">YouTube
to offer live streaming this year</a> (<span class="SpellE">Webware</span>)
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://blip.tv/learning/concept/">Create your own online shows
at <span class="SpellE">blip.tv</span></a> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/live_blogging_20.php">Live
Blogging 2.0</a> (Read Write Web) </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/04/podcasts-taking-off-again-emarketer/">Podcasting</a>
– it’s becoming more and more popular. (<span class="SpellE">TechCrunch</span>)
</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3.<span
style=""> </span>Oh, <st1:place w:st="on">Vista</st1:place></span></b><br>
Microsoft significantly dropped the price of <st1:place w:st="on">Vista</st1:place>
when it released it to 70 different countries last week.<span style="">
</span>Price cuts vary by country, but if purchased in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
only the higher-end versions get the new price.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080229-microsofts-vista-price-cuts-less-than-meets-the-eye.html">Microsoft's
Vista price cuts: less than meets the eye</a> (<span class="SpellE">ars</span>
<span class="SpellE">technica</span>) </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://lifehacker.com/362480/xp-or-vista">XP or Vista reader poll</a>
(<span class="SpellE">Lifehacker</span>) </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9882510-56.html">Microsoft
chops Vista retail prices</a> (<span class="SpellE">c|net</span>) </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/M/MICROSOFT_VISTA_PRICE_CUT?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-02-29-10-44-33">Microsoft
Cuts Price for Boxed Vista</a> (WIRED) </li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<span style=""> </span>Ask.com / Google
Hook-up?</span></b><br>
First <span class="SpellE">Jeeves</span> left <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teoma"><span class="SpellE">Teoma</span></a>…now
Ask?<span style=""> </span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/iac_dumping_ask_s_teoma__reuters_source_says__no__">IAC
Dumping <span class="SpellE">Ask's</span> <span class="SpellE">Teoma</span>?
Reuters Source Says "No"</a><span style=""> </span>(Silicon Alley
Insider) </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/080229-130209.php">Updated: IAC
Ready To Drop Ask.com Search Technology & Partner With Google?</a> (<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Search</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Engine</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Land</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>)
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/2/iac__ready_to_bail_on_ask_">IAC:
Ready To Bail On Ask?</a> (Silicon Alley Insider) </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/66890-will-ask-com-google-merger-inspire-yahoo-microsoft">Will
Ask.com/Google Merger Inspire Yahoo!/Microsoft?</a> (Seeking Alpha)<o:p><br>
<br>
</o:p></li>
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