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style="">OPLIN 4Cast #140<span class="GramE">:</span><br>
Author resources, <span class="SpellE">StumbleUpon</span>, Social
media lessons, Photo <span class="SpellE">Tagger</span><br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">July 29, 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><span
class="grame"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></h1>
<p><b>1. <span class="GramE">For</span> your local aspiring authors:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/15/fastpencil/" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/15/fastpencil/"><span
class="SpellE">FastPencil</span>: Speedy Self-Publishing for Authors </a><o:p></o:p>
</li>
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://ostatic.com/blog/five-open-source-apps-for-writers-and-authors"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://ostatic.com/blog/five-open-source-apps-for-writers-and-authors">Five
Open Source Apps For Writers and Authors </a><o:p></o:p>
</li>
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/08/twitter-authors/" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/08/twitter-authors/">Literary
Tweets: 100+ of the Best Authors on Twitter </a><o:p></o:p>
</li>
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxschLOAr-s&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.googlizationofeverything.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fthis_is_not_funny.php&feature=player_embedded"
target="_blank"
mce_href=" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxschLOAr-s&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.googlizationofeverything.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fthis_is_not_funny.php&feature=player_embedded">book
launch 2.0 </a> <o:p></o:p> </li>
</ul>
<p><b>2. <span class="SpellE">StumbleUpon</span> helps you discover
and share great websites. As you click<span class="GramE"> Stumble</span>!,
you get pages that match your personal preferences. Pages have been
recommended by your friends or one of 6 million+ other <span
class="SpellE">websurfers</span> with interests similar to you.
Rating these sites you like automatically shares them with like-minded
people.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/"><span
class="SpellE">StumbleUpon</span>: Discover your web</a> <o:p></o:p>
</li>
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/11/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-stumbleupon/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/11/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-stumbleupon/">HOW
TO: Get the Most Out of <span class="SpellE">StumbleUpon</span> </a><o:p></o:p>
</li>
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://www.blippr.com/apps/336717-StumbleUpon" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.blippr.com/apps/336717-StumbleUpon">Quick ratings
and short reviews for <span class="SpellE">StumbleUpon</span>!</a> <o:p></o:p>
</li>
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://stumbleupon.theprawn.com/" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://stumbleupon.theprawn.com/">Unofficial <span
class="SpellE">StumbleUpon</span> FAQ </a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p><b>3. Social media: lessons learned</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/how-to-promote-an-event-using-social-media"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/how-to-promote-an-event-using-social-media">How
to Promote an Event Using Social Media </a><o:p></o:p>
</li>
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://nten.org/blog/2009/07/21/passwords-biggest-lesson-twitter-hack"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://nten.org/blog/2009/07/21/passwords-biggest-lesson-twitter-hack">Passwords:
The Biggest Lesson from the Twitter Hack</a> <o:p></o:p>
</li>
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/17/twitter-street-vendors/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/17/twitter-street-vendors/"><span
class="SpellE">Tweetable</span> Eats: What Street Vendors Can Teach
Businesses About Twitter</a> <o:p></o:p>
</li>
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://nten.org/blog/2009/07/06/three-lessons-social-media-fundraising"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://nten.org/blog/2009/07/06/three-lessons-social-media-fundraising">Three
Lessons in Social Media Fundraising </a> <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p><b>4. Did you upload a camera worth of photos to <span
class="SpellE">Facebook</span>? Dread tagging everyone?</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/21/its-facebook-photo-tagging-time-with-facecom-photo-tagger/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/21/its-facebook-photo-tagging-time-with-facecom-photo-tagger/">It’s
Bulk <span class="SpellE">Facebook</span> Photo Tagging Time with
Face.com Photo <span class="SpellE">Tagger</span></a> <o:p></o:p> </li>
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/21/face-photo-tagger/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/21/face-photo-tagger/">Photo <span
class="SpellE">Tagger</span>: Tag Your <span class="SpellE">Facebook</span>
Friends in Bulk </a><o:p></o:p>
</li>
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/photo_tagger_facial_recognition_for_auto-tagging_facebook_photos.php"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/photo_tagger_facial_recognition_for_auto-tagging_facebook_photos.php">Photo
<span class="SpellE">Tagger</span>: Facial Recognition for
Auto-Tagging <span class="SpellE">Facebook</span> Photos</a> <o:p></o:p>
</li>
<li style="" class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/07/photo-tagger/" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/07/photo-tagger/">Photo <span
class="SpellE">Tagger</span> Automatically Tags Your <span
class="SpellE">Facebook</span> Photos</a> <o:p></o:p> </li>
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<pre>Bobbi Galvin
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