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style="">OPLIN 4Cast #125: <br>
Gaming news, Tech slang, Online tutorials, 2009 predictions<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">December 18, 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. News from the gaming front</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/12/fcc-commissioner-war.html"
target="_blank">FCC commissioner: Warcraft is a "leading cause" of
college dropouts</a> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/gadgets_and_gaming/article5303730.ece"
target="_blank">Mario makes way for Shakespeare on Nintendo DS in
HarperCollins deal </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.wired.com/gadgets/pcs/multimedia/2008/12/gallery_liquid_suspended_pc"
target="_blank">Soak It to Me: Inside Liquid-Suspended Gaming PC </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/20501-World_of_Warcraft_the_restaurant"
target="_blank">World of Warcraft, the restaurant</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>2. Tech Slang - keep up!</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7775013.stm"
target="_blank">Don't be 404, know the tech slang</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://timesfreepress.com/news/2008/may/05/chattanooga-messaging-shorthand-seeps-formal-usage/"
target="_blank">Messaging shorthand seeps into formal usage </a> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.noslang.com/"
target="_blank">Internet Slang Translator </a> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4B90YA20081210"
target="_blank">If u cn rd this quickly, gd 4 u </a></li>
</ul>
<p>3. Some nice tutorials</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://flatworldschools.blogspot.com/2008/12/twitter-tutorial.html"
target="_blank">Twitter Tutorial</a> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/12/16/beautiful-christmas-photoshop-tutorials/"
target="_blank">60 Beautiful Christmas Photoshop Tutorials </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.howcast.com/"
target="_blank">Howcast</a> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.videotutorialzone.com" target="_blank">Video Tutorial
Zone </a></li>
</ul>
<p>4. Predictions for 2009</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social_media_in_2009_our_predi.php"
target="_blank">Social Media in 2009: RRW Predictions and Desires</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_marketing_geeks_make_their_predictions.php"
target="_blank">Top Marketing Geeks Make Their Predictions for 2009 </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://libraryriot.com/2008/12/09/predictions-for-2009-sns-edition/"
target="_blank">Predictions for 2009: SNS Edition</a> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/rww_predictions_double_facebook_microsoft_pandora.php"
target="_blank">RWW Predictions Double: Facebook, Microsoft, &
Pandora</a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> <br>
</o:p></span></li>
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