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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style="">OPLIN 4Cast#135: <br>
<span class="SpellE">Blerp</span>, <span class="SpellE">Facebook</span>,
Twitter,
Google<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">May 21, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="GramE"><span
class="grame"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">4casting technologies
that could have an impact on
public libraries.</span></i></span></span><i><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><br style="">
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<p>1. <a href="http://www.blerp.com/browser/welcome" target="_blank"><span
class="SpellE">Blerp</span></a> (<span class="SpellE">blûrp</span>) v.
to post a
comment, video or photo on a website.</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/13/blerp/http:/mashable.com/2009/05/13/blerp/"
target="_blank"><span class="SpellE">Blerp</span> Gives Web
Annotations Another Try </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/13/blerp-aims-to-turn-the-web-into-one-big-forum/"
target="_blank"><span class="SpellE">Blerp</span> Aims To Turn The Web
Into One Big Forum </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/blerp-adds-a-social-network-layer-over-the-entire-web/"
target="_blank"><span class="SpellE">Blerp</span> Adds a Social
Network Layer Over the Entire Web</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.raphkoster.com/2009/05/13/blerp-minsh-layering-the-web/"
target="_blank"><span class="SpellE">Blerp</span> & <span
class="SpellE">Minsh</span>: layering the web </a></li>
</ul>
<p>2. <a href="http://www.facebook.com" target="_blank"><span
class="SpellE">Facebook</span>
</a>is getting even more social.</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2009/facebook-book-clubs/"
target="_blank"><span class="SpellE">Facebook</span> Book Clubs</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/15/facebook-video-chat/"
target="_blank"><span class="SpellE">Facebook</span> to Launch Video
Chat? </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/14/face-photo-finder/"
target="_blank">Face.com is in Your <span class="SpellE">Facebook</span>,
Tagging Your Photos </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/13/facebook-brand-apps/"
target="_blank">8 Essential Apps for Your Brand’s <span class="SpellE">Facebook</span>
Page</a></li>
</ul>
** To get the two OPLIN Facebook apps (<b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="about:books">about:books</a></b> and <b>Ohio
Web Library</b>) for your page, <a
href="http://oplin.org/content/facebook-applications"
mce_href="http://oplin.org/content/facebook-applications"
target="_blank">click here</a>.
<p>3. <a href="http://www.twitter.com" target="_blank">Twitter</a>
tools you
will use</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/19/twitmatic/" target="_blank"><span
class="SpellE">Twitmatic</span> Transforms Into Twitter Video Search
Engine</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/16/tbuzz/" target="_blank">HOW TO:
Put Twitter on Every Web Page [Video] </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/17/repeets-retweets/" target="_blank"><span
class="SpellE">Repeets</span> Tracks Twitter’s Hottest <span
class="SpellE">Retweets</span> </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/15/tweetmic/" target="_blank"><span
class="SpellE">TweetMic</span>: Publish Audio On Twitter From Your <span
class="SpellE">iPhone</span></a></li>
</ul>
<p>4. So what has Google been up to lately?</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/go-to-google-similar-images-hit-similar-find-live-search/"
target="_blank">Go To Google Similar Images, Hit “Similar,” Find Live
Search</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/google-profile-results-launched-17865"
target="_blank">Hoping To Improve People Search, Google Launches
“Profile Results” </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132972"
target="_blank">Google adds tools to help search users dig deeper</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/05/offisync-integrate-google-docs-with.html"
target="_blank"><span class="SpellE">OffiSync</span> - Integrate
Google Docs with Microsoft Office</a></li>
</ul>
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