[OPLIN 4cast] 4Cast #85: Sharing Data, Banning Google, Wikia Search Review, Future of Libraries

[Laura Watkins]

*4Cast #85: Sharing Data, Banning Google, Wikia Search Review, Future of 
Libraries*

January 15, 2007

*1.     **Sharing Data: Google & Facebook Join DataPortability.org*

The mission of DataPortability <http://dataportability.org/> is to allow 
personal data (the kind found on social networking sites) to be shared 
among selected tools and vendors.  The addition of Google and Facebook 
will likely mean that users will be able to access this data (media and 
friends) across multiple social networking sites and applications.

    * Google, Facebook Add Support For Social Content Portability
      <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9056281>
      (Computerworld)
    * Is Being Open Now A Priority For Facebook?
      <http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/01/is_being_open_n.html>
      (O'Reilly Radar)
    * Is Facebook About To Open Up Even More?
      <http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/is-facebook-about-to-open-up-even-more/>
      (The Social Times)
    * Bombshell: Google & Facebook Join DataPortability.org
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/goog-fb-data.php> (ReadWriteWeb)

*2.     **Banning Google & Wikipedia?*

A University of Brighton professor 
<http://www.tinfinger.com/profile/Tara-Brabazon> has caused quite a stir 
after insisting that her students use their "own brains" as research 
tools instead of Google and Wikipedia. 

    * Professor Bans Google & Wikipedia In Class Room
      <http://searchengineland.com/080114-083506.php> (Search Engine Land)
    * Lecturer Bans Google
      <http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/2008/01/lecturer-bans-g.html>
      (Phil Bradley's Weblog)
    * Don't Use "White Bread" Google, UK Professor Tells Students
      <http://keptup.typepad.com/academic/2008/01/dont-use-white.html>
      (The Kept-Up Academic Librarian)
    * White Bread For Young Minds, Says University Professor
      <http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article3182091.ece>
      (Times Online)

*3.     **More On Wikia Search*

Last week <http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?p=119> we took our 
first look at the unveiling of Wikia Search 
<http://alpha.search.wikia.com/>, a search engine that many users claim 
will impose competition to Google and an overall change to "search" as 
we know it.

    * Critics Wallop Wikia
      <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2008/tc2008017_308710.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech>
      (Business Week)
    * Why Wikia Will Change Search
      <http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/01/why_wikia_will_change_search.html>
      (O'Reilly Radar)
    * We Find It All: Wikia's New Social Search Engine
      <http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=40606>
      (Information Today, Inc.)
    * Wikia Search Arrives Online: A Look At Wikia Search & Wikia The
      "Hub" Site <http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/01/07/14910/>
      (Resource Shelf)

*4.     **The Future Is Ours...*

Simply put: the future of libraries is changing.  Below, some thoughts 
and ideas about where our beloved and evolving industry is headed:

    * In 2018 Libraries Will Be....
      <http://blog.acpl.lib.in.us/in2018/build_wall.php> (Allen County
      Public Library)
    * Library Going Green.  Could Books Follow Suit?
      <http://blog.sbdbooks.com/2008/01/10/library-going-green-could-its-books-follow-suit/> 
      (El Libro y Su Mundo)
    * Religious Libraries Growing
      <http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7947500> (Los Angeles Daily News)
    * Modern Librarians Are Hip, Tech-Savvy
      <http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grpress/index.ssf?/base/features-2/1199717125148890.xml&coll=6>
      (The Grand Rapids Press)


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