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style="">OPLIN 4Cast#118: <br>
Amazon, Book logs, More from Google, Drupal<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">September 17, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>1. In addition to marketing the Kindle, Amazon has been trying some
new
things, too.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/01/amazon-to-acquire-abebooks/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/01/amazon-to-acquire-abebooks/">Amazon
To Acquire AbeBooks, And With It A Stake In LibraryThing</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080916-amazon-brings-streaming-tv-shows-movies-to-imdb.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080916-amazon-brings-streaming-tv-shows-movies-to-imdb.html">Amazon
brings streaming TV shows, movies to IMDB</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/the-lessons-from-the-kindles-success/?ref=technology"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/the-lessons-from-the-kindles-success/?ref=technology">The
Lessons From the Kindle’s Success</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/8/citi-yep-the-kindle-s-a-huge-hit-1-billion-for-amazon-in-2010-amzn-"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/8/citi-yep-the-kindle-s-a-huge-hit-1-billion-for-amazon-in-2010-amzn-">Citi:
Yep, The Kindle's A Huge Hit. $1 Billion For Amazon In 2010</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>2. How do YOU keep track of what you're reading or have read? This
list of possibilities is only the tip of the iceberg.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.shelfari.com/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.shelfari.com/">Shelfari</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.abebooks.com/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.abebooks.com/">Abebooks</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.librarything.com/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.librarything.com/">Librarything</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.amazon.com"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.amazon.com">Amazon Lists</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.amazon.com">http://www.amazon.com</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>3. Google is up to stuff (again).<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.facesaerch.com/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.facesaerch.com/">Facesaerch</a>
(uses Google images to return results)<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/17/google-to-acquire-valve/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/17/google-to-acquire-valve/">Google
to Acquire Valve?</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/080917-085610.php" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://searchengineland.com/080917-085610.php ">Google
Acquisitions Real & Rumored: Korean Blogging Platform, PC Games
Producer Valve</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2008/09/17/google-mobile-street-view/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://mashable.com/2008/09/17/google-mobile-street-view/">Google
Maps Introduces Walking Directions and Street View for Mobile Users</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>4. OPLIN.org is a Drupal-based website. If you would like to know
more
about how this open-source CSS is being used, try these links.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/09/building-librar.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/09/building-librar.html">Building
library websites with Drupal - and getting help</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techsource.ala.org/ltr/drupal-in-libraries.html%20"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.techsource.ala.org/ltr/drupal-in-libraries.html #">Drupal
in Libraries</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2008/08/17/teaching-online-with-drupal/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2008/08/17/teaching-online-with-drupal/">Teaching
online with Drupal</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://dltj.org/article/ohio-textbook-portal-design/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://dltj.org/article/ohio-textbook-portal-design/">Drupal
as the Foundation of Ohio Textbook Portal</a><o:p></o:p></li>
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