[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast#124: Cyberchondria, White Space Broadband, Photo Tools, Boss & Vertical Lens

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast#124:
Cyberchondria, White Space Broadband, Photo Tools, Boss & Vertical Lens
*December 4, 2008


  /4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries.//
  **Published every 4tnight!/

1. Do your patrons use the internet to find health information?  Are 
they cyberchondriacs?

    * Microsoft examines causes of 'cyberchondria'
      <http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/25/technology/25symptoms.php>
    * Cyberchondria: When Web Search Makes You Sick(er)
      <http://searchengineland.com/cyberchondria-when-web-search-makes-you-sicker-15609.php>
    * Microsoft: "Cyberchondria" disrupting people's lives
      <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081125-microsoft-cyberchondria-disrupting-peoples-lives.html>
    * Cyberchondria: Studies of the Escalation of Medical Concerns in
      Web Search
      <http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/11/26/cyberchondria-studies-of-the-escalation-of-medical-concerns-in-web-search/>

2. White Space Broadband has just been approved by the FCC.

    * Internet coming to white space near you
      <http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/47506-1.html/?s=dailyNL>
    * Open skies for white space broadband as FCC gives thumbs up
      <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081104-open-skies-for-white-space-broadband-as-fcc-gives-thumbs-up.html>
    * Motorola Applauds FCC Decision to Approve Use of TV White Space
      for Rural Broadband and Other Innovations
      <http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Motorola-Applauds-FCC-Decision-Approve/story.aspx?guid=%7B7652183B-4BD9-4B9E-9B89-8107F13E6A39%7D>
    * Why We Need White-Space Broadband
      <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2333115,00.asp>

3. E-mail accounts will be full of holiday photos.  Show these cool 
photo tools to your patrons!

    * Big Huge Labs <https://bighugelabs.com/flickr/>
    * AnreaMosaic <http://andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic>
    * Pixi Snap <http://www.pixisnap.com>
    * Scrapblog <http://www.scrapblog.com/print>

4. Yahoo BOSS and Vertical Lens

    * Yahoo's the BOSS of Vertical Lens Technology
      <http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/11/26/yahoos-the-boss-of-vertical-lens-technology>
    * TechCrunch's New Search Engine: Powered by Yahoo BOSS
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/26/techcrunchs-new-search-engine-powered-by-yahoo-boss/>
    * Yahoo BOSS gives partners subject-specific search
      <http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10108724-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware>
    * Yahoo Launches "Vertical Lens" Search Through BOSS
      <http://searchengineland.com/yahoo-launches-vertical-lens-search-through-boss-15618.php>

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-- 
Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
P: 1-888-966-7546
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