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style="">OPLIN 4Cast #137:<br>
BlindSearch, Opera Unite, neoK12, Bing<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">June 17, 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
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<p>1. BlindSearch - Put in a search term and BlindSearch will compare
three
search engine results lists side by side. Then vote for your
favorite list of results and see who the winner was.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://blindsearch.fejus.com/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://blindsearch.fejus.com/">BlindSearch</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/which-search-engine-is-better-blin/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/which-search-engine-is-better-blin/">BlindSearch:
The Best ‘Which Search Engine is Better’ Test</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/blind-search-white-labels-search-results-for-comparison-20624"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://searchengineland.com/blind-search-white-labels-search-results-for-comparison-20624">Blind
Search White Labels Search Results For Comparison </a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/06/07/blindsearch/" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://mashable.com/2009/06/07/blindsearch/">Google vs.
Bing: The Blind Taste Test </a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>2. Opera Unite - Turn your PC into a web server?<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/exclusive-video-hands-on-with-opera-unite-it-rocks/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/exclusive-video-hands-on-with-opera-unite-it-rocks/">Exclusive
Video: Hands-On With Opera Unite (It Rocks)</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10266230-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10266230-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware">Will
new browsers really upgrade the Web? </a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10265397-2.html?tag=mncol;txt"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10265397-2.html?tag=mncol;txt">Opera
Unite service opens a door to the PC </a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/06/16/" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/06/16/">Cloud
computing and Web-based applications will never be the same </a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>3. <a href="http://www.neok12.com/" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.neok12.com/">neoK12</a> - Educational Videos and
Lessons
for K-12 School Kids from all over the Internet<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/neok12/" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/neok12/">NeoK12
makes learning easy! </a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.killerstartups.com/Video-Music-Photo/neok12-com-educational-videos-for-kids"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.killerstartups.com/Video-Music-Photo/neok12-com-educational-videos-for-kids">Neok12.com
- Educational Videos For Kids</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/05/neok12-super-collection-of-educational.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/05/neok12-super-collection-of-educational.html">NeoK12
A super collection of educational videos</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/390045439.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/390045439.html">NeoK12:
another cool portal for video </a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>4. <a href="http://www.bing.com/" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.bing.com/">Bing </a>- The Microsoft search engine<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.decisionengine.com/Default.html" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.decisionengine.com/Default.html">VIDEO: Bing - A
better place to search from Microsoft</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://mashable.com/tag/bing/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://mashable.com/tag/bing/">Everything
bing </a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/comscore_bing_is_still_going_strong.php"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/comscore_bing_is_still_going_strong.php">ComScore:
Bing is Still Going Strong</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/05/26/bing-it-microsoft-seeks-search-switchers/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/05/26/bing-it-microsoft-seeks-search-switchers/">‘Bing
it?’ Microsoft seeks search switchers</a></li>
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