[OPLIN 4cast] 4Cast #88: Microsoft/Yahoo, New Google Views, Amazon/Audible, Going Green

[Laura Watkins]

*4Cast #88: Microsoft/Yahoo, New Google Views, Amazon/Audible, Going Green*

February 5, 2008

*1.  "Microsoft + Yahoo = ?"*

Microsoft's bold and unsolicited $44.6B bid for Yahoo shocked many and 
even appalled a few bloggers 
<http://www.researchbuzz.org/wp/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/>.  
Meanwhile, the world waits for Yahoo to make its move.

    * Microsoft Offers $44.6B for Yahoo
      <http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1708993,00.html>
      (TIME)
    * Yahoo and Microsoft: Two So-So Tastes that Will Taste All Right
      Together
      <http://time-blog.com/nerd_world/2008/02/yahoo_and_microsoft_two_soso_t.html>
      (Nerd World)
    * Microsoft's Big Bid for Yahoo
      <http://www.news.com/Microsofts-big-bid-for-Yahoo/2009-1028_3-6228762.html>
      (CNET News)
    * Yahoo! and the Future of the Internet
      <http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/yahoo-and-future-of-internet.html>
      (The Official Google Blog)

*2.  New Search Views in Google*

For as long as we can remember, Google search results have been 
displayed in a vertical list of 10 results.  Now, in addition to this 
list, you can also view results by Map, Timeline, or Info 
<http://www.google.com/experimental/index.html>.

    * Introducing New Search Views
      <http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/introducing-new-search-views.html>
      (The Official Google Blog)
    * Google's Experimental Views Improve Perfection
      <http://mashable.com/2008/01/28/google-experimental-view/> (Mashable)
    * Google Offers New Experimental Search Views
      <http://www.researchbuzz.org/wp/2008/02/03/google-offers-new-experimental-search-views/>
      (ResearchBuzz)
    * Check Out Google's Latest Ideas
      <http://www.google.com/experimental/index.html> (Google
      Experimental Labs)

*3.  Amazon Buys Audible*

Internet giant Amazon.com <http://www.amazon.com/> has announced that it 
will acquire a leading online provider of spoken word audio content, 
Audible.com 
<http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/homepage/AnonHome.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes>.

    * Amazon to Buy Audiobook Seller for $300 Million
      <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01amazon.html?_r=1&ex=1359608400&en=19cfbe7298937a4e&ei=508&oref=slogin>
      (The New York Times)
    * Could Amazon and Audible Rewrite the Rules of Publishing?
      <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/could-amazon-and-audible-rewrite-the-rules-of-publishing/>
      (The New York Times Blog)
    * Amazon.com Buys Audible; March Into Digital Content Distribution
      Continues <http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=7818> (Between the Lines)
    * Amazon.com to Acquire Audible.com
      <http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1102509>
      (Amazon News Release)

*4.  The Green Scene*

Libraries are an obvious choice for the "green" consumer, and now 
they're kicking it up a notch by introducing additional green 
initiatives and ideas.

    * SLA Announces Green Initiative
      <http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/pressroom/pressrelease/08pr/pr2801.cfm>
      (Special Libraries Association)
    * Better World Books
      <http://greeningyourlibrary.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/better-world-books/>
      (Going Green @ Your Library)
    * Green Cleaning in Your Library
      <http://greeningyourlibrary.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/green-cleaning-in-your-library/>
      (Going Green @ Your Library)
    * Eye on the Environment: CLU Librarian is Hip to Green Issues
      <http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/feb/03/clu-librarian-is-hip-to-green-issues/>
      (Ventura County Star)


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