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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style="">OPLIN 4Cast#131:<br>
SideStripe, TipJar, Free, Broadband Grants<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">March 19, 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!<o:p></o:p></span></i></h1>
<p>1. With SideStripe, Google can incorporate what your friends say on
Facebook
into your results list.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sidestripe-google-search/9079/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sidestripe-google-search/9079/">SideStripe:
Let Your Friends Help You with Your Google Searc</a><a
href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sidestripe-google-search/9079/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sidestripe-google-search/9079/">h</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.sidestripe.com/w/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.sidestripe.com/w/">SideStripe</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/28/the-future-of-social-search-or-why-google-should-buy-facebook/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/28/the-future-of-social-search-or-why-google-should-buy-facebook/">The
Future Of Social Search (Or Why Google Should Buy Facebook)</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.killerstartups.com/Search/sidestripe-com-answering-questions-the-social-way"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.killerstartups.com/Search/sidestripe-com-answering-questions-the-social-way">SideStripe.com
- Answering Questions The Social Way</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>2. Share your money-saving techniques and rate those already listed
on
TipJar.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-launches-tipjar-a-yahoo-answer-like-money-saving-tips-site/9011/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-launches-tipjar-a-yahoo-answer-like-money-saving-tips-site/9011/">Google
Launches TipJar, a Yahoo Answer-Like Money Saving Tips Site</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/google-touts-wisdom-crowds-financial-help-16812"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://searchengineland.com/google-touts-wisdom-crowds-financial-help-16812">Google
Touts Wisdom Of Crowds For Financial Help </a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://blogs.wsj.com/wallet/2009/03/06/googles-tipping-point/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://blogs.wsj.com/wallet/2009/03/06/googles-tipping-point/">Google
Launches ‘Tip Jar’ Site</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/05/google-using-crowdsourcing-to-help-people-save-money/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/05/google-using-crowdsourcing-to-help-people-save-money/">Google’s
Tip Jar Uses Crowdsourcing to Help People Save Money </a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>3. And they're FREE:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9129351"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9129351">15
free downloads to pep up your old PC</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.radmin.com/products/utilities/index.php"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http:..www.radmin.com/products/utilities/index.php">Free
Network Tools by Famatech </a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.educause.edu/ELI/ELIResources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbout/7495?time=1237379511"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.educause.edu/ELI/ELIResources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbout/7495?time=1237379511">7
Things You Should Know About... </a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://lifehacker.com/5153795/five-best-movie-cataloging-tools"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://lifehacker.com/5153795/five-best-movie-cataloging-tools">Five
Best Movie Cataloging Tools (Look for the free ones.) </a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
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<p>4. Broadband Stimulus Grants – Sill undefined, but coming soon anyway<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/woissues/washfunding/fedfund/arra101.cfm"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/woissues/washfunding/fedfund/arra101.cfm">American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act 101</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><span
style="color: windowtext;"><a
href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/woissues/washfunding/fedfund/arra101pgs/broadband.cfm"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/woissues/washfunding/fedfund/arra101pgs/broadband.cfmBroadband Technology Opportunities Program">7.2
Billion for Broadband <o:p></o:p></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/" target="_blank">Broadband
Technology Opportunities Program from NTIA</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://oplin.org/broadbandgrants" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://oplin.org/broadbandgrants">OPLIN will be posting new
links and information as it becomes available.</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
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