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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style="">OPLIN 4Cast#127:<br>
Obama’s tech presence, Federal use of technology, New Google services,
Boxee<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">January 22, 2009<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. The most tech-savvy president ever just took office. From
obvious
Blackberry, GMail, Twitter use, to a brand new whitehouse.gov site, the
presidential team appears to rely on technology as a central part of
President
Obama's pledge to make his administration the most transparent and
accountable
in American history. <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/01/19/barack-obama-administration/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://mashable.com/2009/01/19/barack-obama-administration/">Top
10 Online Tools to Connect With the Obama Administration</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/01/20/cnn-facebook-inauguration-numbers/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://mashable.com/2009/01/20/cnn-facebook-inauguration-numbers/">Mindblowing
Numbers From the Obama Inauguration</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/obama-whitehouse-staffers-using-gmail-during-transition/8327/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/obama-whitehouse-staffers-using-gmail-during-transition/8327/">Obama
Whitehouse Staffers Using GMail During Transition</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2008/11/05/obama-social-media/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://mashable.com/2008/11/05/obama-social-media/">How Will
President Obama Use His Massive Social Media Influence?</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>2. Other federal agencies making good use of technology:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/states/index.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/states/index.html">Library
of Congress Primary Sources by State</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2009/nr09-38.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2009/nr09-38.html">Federal
Register Announces New “Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents”</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/mobile/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.cdc.gov/mobile/">CDC Mobile: Your
Mobile Source for Credible Health Information</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=XzRSzC2JAQA" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=XzRSzC2JAQA">Congress
Comes to YouTube</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>3. Some cool new Google services are just around the corner. Take a
look!<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/gdrive-its-alive-or-so-it-appears-16221"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://searchengineland.com/gdrive-its-alive-or-so-it-appears-16221">GDrive:
It’s Alive! — Or So It Appears</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-preferred-sites.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-preferred-sites.html">Google
Preferred Sites</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/new-google-sitemap-generator-launched-by-google/8291/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/new-google-sitemap-generator-launched-by-google/8291/">New
Google Sitemap Generator Launched by Google</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-shared-storage.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-shared-storage.html">Google
Shared Storage</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>4. Boxee is a free, open source application that makes a media
center of
your Mac (and soon, Linux and Windows) machines. <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.boxee.tv/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.boxee.tv/">Boxee</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/boxee-xbMc-now-available-on-apple-tv/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/boxee-xbMc-now-available-on-apple-tv/">Boxee
/ XBMC now available on Apple TV</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/01/20/boxee-used-to-view-web-on-tv-generates-buzz/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/01/20/boxee-used-to-view-web-on-tv-generates-buzz/">Boxee,
Used to View Web on TV, Generates Buzz</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://lifehacker.com/396382/boxee-is-xbmc-with-newer-look-and-social-flair"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://lifehacker.com/396382/boxee-is-xbmc-with-newer-look-and-social-flair">Boxee
Is XBMC with Newer Look and Social Flair</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
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