[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4cast #7 - May 23, 2006

[OPLIN Managing Editor]

OPLIN 4cast #7 - May 23, 2006
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This week’s 4cast:
1. Wrangle Your Knowledge with a Wiki 
In a recent entry on the LibraryCrunch blog, Michael Casey wrote about the amount of knowledge that becomes lost when libraries fail to implement any sort of method for managing it. One method that a library (or any group) can use to manage its collective knowledge is to create an organizational wiki. Gina Trapani recently demonstrated one way to do this in her regular Geek to Live column at Lifehacker. 
Managing Our Expertise (LibraryCrunch) 
Set up your personal Wikipedia (Lifehacker) 
WikiWikiWebs: New Ways of Interacting in a Web Environment (ALA - kind of dated, but a decent general guide to different Wiki software packages and case studies, in PDF format) 
2. Luring the Crowd from MySpace to Other Spaces
Now that MySpace has successfully captured the attention of both the American media and lawmakers (not to mention actual users), a whole new crop of social networking websites are trying to figure out how they can be like, totally popular too.
New sites take aim at MySpace (MSNBC) 
What's Next After MySpace? (It's All Good) 
Other MySpaces (Stephen's Lighthouse) 
3. In Order to Defeat the Spam, We Must First Understand the Spam 
Where does spam come from anyway? Questions overheard by OPLIN staff at recent library conferences suggest that many of us don't really understand the basics about spam e-mail messages. Here are a few recent headlines from the front lines of the war against the dreaded "potted meat." 
The Fight Against V1 at gra (and Other Spam) (New York Times) 
American spam slowing; Europe, Asia taking over (Ars Technica) 
Spam gets personal (Ars Technica) 
Spam (electronic) (Wikipedia) 
4. 20 Reasons To Use Flickr
At the Tame the Web: Libraries & Technology blog, Michael Stephens has now posted a grand total of 20 reasons why libraries should use Flickr. 
10 Reasons to Use Flickr at Your Library (Tame the Web) 
10 More Reasons to Use Flickr in Your Libraries (Tame the Web) 
Flickr 

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