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style="">OPLIN 4Cast#124: <br>
Cyberchondria, White Space Broadband, Photo Tools, Boss & Vertical
Lens<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">December 4, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="grame"><i><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">4casting technologies that could have an
impact on
public libraries.</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>
**Published every 4tnight!</span></i></h1>
<p>1. Do your patrons use the internet to find health information? Are
they
cyberchondriacs?<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/25/technology/25symptoms.php"
mce_href="http://research.microsoft.com/research/pubs/view.aspx?type=Technical%20Report&id=1595">Microsoft
examines causes of 'cyberchondria'</a> <o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/cyberchondria-when-web-search-makes-you-sicker-15609.php"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081125-microsoft-cyberchondria-disrupting-peoples-lives.html">Cyberchondria:
When Web Search Makes You Sick(er)</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081125-microsoft-cyberchondria-disrupting-peoples-lives.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081125-microsoft-cyberchondria-disrupting-peoples-lives.html">Microsoft:
"Cyberchondria" disrupting people's lives</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/11/26/cyberchondria-studies-of-the-escalation-of-medical-concerns-in-web-search/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/11/26/cyberchondria-studies-of-the-escalation-of-medical-concerns-in-web-search/">Cyberchondria:
Studies of the Escalation of Medical Concerns in Web Search</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>2. White Space Broadband has just been approved by the FCC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/47506-1.html/?s=dailyNL"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/47506-1.html/?s=dailyNL">Internet
coming to white space near you</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081104-open-skies-for-white-space-broadband-as-fcc-gives-thumbs-up.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081104-open-skies-for-white-space-broadband-as-fcc-gives-thumbs-up.html">Open
skies for white space broadband as FCC gives thumbs up</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Motorola-Applauds-FCC-Decision-Approve/story.aspx?guid=%7B7652183B-4BD9-4B9E-9B89-8107F13E6A39%7D"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Motorola-Applauds-FCC-Decision-Approve/story.aspx?guid={7652183B-4BD9-4B9E-9B89-8107F13E6A39}">Motorola
Applauds FCC Decision to Approve Use of TV White Space for Rural
Broadband and Other Innovations</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2333115,00.asp"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2333115,00.asp">Why We
Need White-Space Broadband</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>3. E-mail accounts will be full of holiday photos. Show these cool
photo tools to your patrons!<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="https://bighugelabs.com/flickr/" target="_blank"
mce_href="https://bighugelabs.com/flickr/">Big Huge Labs</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic">AnreaMosaic</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.pixisnap.com"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.pixisnap.com">Pixi Snap</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.scrapblog.com/print" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.scrapblog.com/print">Scrapblog</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>4. Yahoo BOSS and Vertical Lens<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/11/26/yahoos-the-boss-of-vertical-lens-technology"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/11/26/yahoos-the-boss-of-vertical-lens-technology">Yahoo's
the BOSS of Vertical Lens Technology</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/techcrunchs-new-search-engine-powered-by-yahoo-boss/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/techcrunchs-new-search-engine-powered-by-yahoo-boss/">TechCrunch’s
New Search Engine: Powered by Yahoo BOSS</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10108724-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10108724-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware">Yahoo
BOSS gives partners subject-specific search</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/yahoo-launches-vertical-lens-search-through-boss-15618.php"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://searchengineland.com/yahoo-launches-vertical-lens-search-through-boss-15618.php">Yahoo
Launches “Vertical Lens” Search Through BOSS</a><o:p></o:p></li>
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