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style="">OPLIN 4Cast #142:<br>
Child-safe search engines, movies & video sharing, Search news,
Twitter<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">August 28, 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.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></h1>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><b>1.
Protecting children and families
online - these sites offer their own kid-friendly searching tools and
return
G-rated results.</b></p>
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<a href="http://www.kidzui.com/" target="_blank">KidZui</a> browser
was designed to offer kids the same expansive experience adults have on
the web.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.kidoz.net/">Kido'z</a>
The kid-friendly and colorful user interface makes KIDO'Z easy and fun
to use. Kids can navigate KIDO'Z without needing to know how to read or
write.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.totlol.com/">Totlol</a>
is an online video site that's powered by YouTube, but is moderated to
provide a fun, educational video environment for children.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://video.kidzui.com/"
target="_blank">ZuiTube </a>say it is the largest video collection
for kids anywhere and videos are approved by parents and teachers.</li>
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<p><b>2. Movies and videos - some sites to compare, watch, and use</b></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://lifehacker.com/5343601/five-best-video+sharing-sites"
target="_blank">Five Best Video-Sharing Sites</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/magma_the_billboard_charts_of_video.php"
target="_blank">Magma: The Billboard Charts of Video</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10314794-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware"
target="_blank">Facebook apps for the film buff</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=212289,00.html"
target="_blank">IRS Features Recovery Tax Credits on YouTube, iTunes</a></li>
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<p><b>3. Let's search!</b></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/yahoos-new-search-clothes-but-will-it-help-probably-not-24369"
target="_blank">Yahoo’s New Search Clothes — But Will It Help?</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/google-testing-navigational-search-elements-24453"
target="_blank">Google Testing Navigational Search Elements</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/25/when-it-comes-to-search-bundling-bing-in-ie-barely-gives-it-an-advantage/"
target="_blank">When It Comes To Search, Bundling Bing In IE Barely
Gives It An Advantage</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/twitter-gets-more-serious-about-search-24058"
target="_blank">Twitter Gets More Serious About Search</a></li>
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<p><b>4. Twitter apps and Twitter news</b></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/25/use-twitter-anonymously-this-will-not-end-well/"
target="_blank">Use Twitter Anonymously. This Will Not End Well.</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://cotweet.com/"
target="_blank">CoTweet</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/tweets-will-soon-come-with-a-dateline/"
target="_blank">Tweets Will Soon Come With a Dateline</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://blog.twitter.com/2009/08/location-location-location.html">Location,
Location, Location</a> </li>
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