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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style="">OPLIN 4Cast #158: Reflecting and projecting<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">December 30, 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><b>Here, we sum up the last year and as a bonus, give you a glimpse
of 2010.</b></p>
<p>Twitter isn't going away, and 2009 seems to have set that in stone.
OPLIN follows a few libraries on Twitter, but it's certain that we are
missing
some. <a href="http://twitter.com/OPLIN" target="_blank">Follow us</a>
so
we can follow you! Twitter articles of interest: <a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/26/twitter-year-review/%20%20"
target="_blank">2009
As Seen Through Twitter Hashtags</a> and<a
href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/25/twitter-2009/" target="_blank">
How
Twitter Conquered the World in 2009</a>.</p>
<p>Is your library on YouTube yet? <a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/youtube_in_2009_one_video_that_ruled_them_all.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"
target="_blank">YouTube in 2009: One Video That Ruled Them All</a></p>
<p>To sum up 2009 technology, here are the <a
href="http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/11/1125_gift_guide_best_worst_tech/index.htm"
target="_blank">Best and Worst Tech Gadgets of 2009</a> from Business
Week
Magazine.<br>
<br>
<b>And now for 2010:</b></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Be sure to check out <a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/8_mobile_technologies_to_watch_in_2009_2010.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=fe%20ed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader%20and%20Mobile%20Advertising:%205%20Things%20You%20Need%20to%20Know%20to%20Succeed%20in%202010%20http://mashable.com/2009/12/29/mobile-advertising/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"
target="_blank">8 Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2010</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/8_things_every_geek_needs_to_do_before_2010.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=fe%20ed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"
target="_blank">8 Things Every Geek Needs to Do Before 2010</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://technobabble2dot0.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/technology-predictions-2010/"
target="_blank">Technology Predictions 2010</a> from TechnoBabble</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/2010_predictions.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Bloglines"
target="_blank">2010 Predictions</a> from ReadWriteWeb</li>
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<p><i><b>Cool fact from the 4Cast:</b><br>
In summing up the past decade, the New York Times offered this: <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/12/27/opinion/28opchart.html"
target="_blank">Picturing the Past 10 Years</a>. <br>
Bonus link: Care to guess the <a
href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/12/28/crunchgear-presents-single-most-innovative-product-of-the-decade/"
target="_blank">Single Most Innovative Product of the Decade</a>?</i><span
class="grame"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>The <em><b>OPLIN 4cast</b></em> is a weekly compilation of
recent headlines, topics, and trends that could impact public
libraries. You can subscribe to it in a variety of ways, such as:</p>
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and click on the orange "radio wave" icon on the right side of the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>-- <br>
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<pre>Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
P: 1-888-966-7546
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.oplin.org">www.oplin.org</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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