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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style="">OPLIN 4Cast #139:<br>
Apple, Microsoft Office, Newspapers, Twitter<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">July 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><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p>1. Whaaa? Something free form Microsoft?</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.lytechnology.com/fortune-microsoft-about-to-offer-online-version-of-office-for-free/"
target="_blank">Microsoft about to offer online version of Office for
free </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/13/the-complete-guide-to-microsofts-office-2010/"
target="_blank">The Complete Guide To Microsoft’s Office 2010 </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/microsoft-fights-google-apps-with-free-web-based-office-22338"
target="_blank">Microsoft Fights Google Apps With Free, Web-based
Office</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2009/07/hold-your-horses-microsoft-off.php"
target="_blank">Hold Your Horses: Microsoft Office Web Access Not Here
Yet</a></li>
</ul>
<p>2. What's up with printed newspapers these days? Some are launching
new sites, some are standing their ground.</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.infotoday.com/it/jul09/Quint.shtml" target="_blank">Where
Have All the Archives Gone?</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/07/european-publishers-want-news-access-controls-legislated.ars"
target="_blank">European publishers want a law to control online news
access </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.dowjones.com/Pressroom/PressReleases/Other/US/2009/0714_US_TheWallStreetJournal_2711.htm"
target="_blank">Wall Street Journal Launches FINS.com - Career Site
for Financial Professionals</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.usatoday.com/labs/newsdeck/default.htm"
target="_blank">NEWSDECK form USA Today</a></li>
</ul>
<p>3. Twitter has been in the news lately.</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/teens_not_into_twitter_tv_radio_newspapers.php"
target="_blank">Teens Not Into Twitter, TV, Radio, or Newspapers,
Reports Young Morgan Stanley Intern</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/in-tweet-we-trust-21770"
target="_blank">In Tweet We Trust? </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/breaking_news_online_how_one_19-year_old_is_shakin.php"
target="_blank">Breaking News Online: How One 19-Year Old Is Shaking
Up Online Media </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/does_twitter_deserve_a_nobel_peace_prize_not_yet_b.php"
target="_blank">Does Twitter Deserve a Nobel Peace Prize? Maybe Not
Yet, But It Could Someday</a></li>
</ul>
<p>4. Apple news</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/apples-9-7-inch-netbook-to-debut-in-october-for-800/"
target="_blank">Apple's 9.7-inch 'netbook' to debut in October for
$800? </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.lytechnology.com/rumor-watch-apple-touchscreen-netbook-on-tap-for-october/"
target="_blank">Rumor Watch: Apple touchscreen netbook on tap for
October</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/chrome-for-mac-starting-to-look-polished/"
target="_blank">Chrome For Mac Starting To Look Polished</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_did_it_get_so_popular_apples_app_store_hits_15_billion_downloads.php"
target="_blank">How Did it Get so Popular? Apple's App Store Hits 1.5
Billion Downloads and 65,000 Apps </a></li>
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