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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style="">OPLIN 4Cast #154: Online shopping<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">November 25, 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>
<p>Perhaps you've heard that there will be <a
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10402710-1.html"
target="_blank">no
Nook for the holidays</a>, but the Kindle must still be available...in
fact, there is a <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtgUdFuoXok&feature=player_embedded">catchy
ad</a> for it circulating online. In other shopping news, the price
wars
continue between <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/business/24shop.html?_r=1"
target="_blank">Wal-Mart and Amazon</a>.</p>
<p>Take a look at how the top stores are benefiting from the price
wars, online
ads and where you can find the online bargains.</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/black-friday-traffic/14956/"
target="_blank">Black Friday Sales Ads Drive Traffic to Online
Retailers</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/black-friday-ads-online/14936/"
target="_blank">Black Friday Ads Online : Sites to Check Out</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/online_retail_thriving_09_holiday_season.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"
target="_blank">Online Retail Thriving: 8% Growth Expected This
Holiday Season</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/googles-new-ads/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"
target="_blank">Google’s New Search Ads: Ignore This!</a></li>
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<p align="center"><i><b>Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving from the
OPLIN staff.</b></i><span class="grame"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
P: 1-888-966-7546
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