[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #107: Reddit, Election, Top 10 Social Sites, LinkedIn

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #107: 
Reddit, Election, Top 10 Social Sites, LinkedIn
*June 19, 2008

1. Reddit.com gets 4.5 million unique visitors every month. While that's 
not as many as competitors Digg and Yahoo Buzz, the company has grown 
1,000% since acquired by Conde Nast. 1000% - that's something we should 
be paying attention to. Plus it's now open-source. Here are some 
descriptions and examples of how it's used.

    * Reddit Gets a Re-Design: More Shiny and Useful, Still Fast and
      Simple <http://mashable.com/2008/05/26/reddit-redesign/> (Mashable)
    * PBS Taps Wisdom Of The Reddit Crowd
      <http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/5/pbs_taps_wisdom_of_the_reddit_crowd>
      (Silicon Alley Insider)
    * Reddit Embraces Transparency, Gives Away Source Code
      <http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Reddit_Embraces_Transparency__Gives_Away_Source_Code>
      (Webmonkey)
    * Digg this: Reddit goes open source
      <http://venturebeat.com/2008/06/18/digg-this-reddit-goes-open-source/>
      (VentrureBeat)

2. Technology will play a large role in this election. Candidates have 
their own blogs, and people are spreading opinions online like wildfire. 
Oh, but there's more...

    * Google Maps Gets Political
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/18/google-maps-gets-political/>
      (Tech Crunch)
    * The Internet and the 2008 Election
      <http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/252/report_display.asp> (Pew)
    * Another Way to Measure Electoral Clout: Watch the Widgets
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/widget_politics_obama_clinton_mccain.php>
      (ReadWriteWeb)
    * Can Google Trends Predict The Election?
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/07/can-google-trends-predict-the-election/>
      (Tech Crunch)

3. Search Engine Journal has released its top 10 U.S. Social Network 
Sites for May 2008 
<http://www.searchenginejournal.com/top-10-us-social-network-sites-for-may-2008/7146/>.  
Here are some of the links to the products that we haven't discussed before.

    * Classmates.com <http://classmates.com/> and Reunion.com
      <http://www.reunion.com/>
    * AOL Hometown <http://hometown.aol.com/> Create journals, web
      pages, upload pics, blog...
    * Flixter <http://www.flixster.com/> Claims to be "the world's
      largest community for movie fans".
    * Club Penguin <http://www.clubpenguin.com/> A fee-based Disney site
      that states, "Club Penguin is a snow-covered virtual island where
      kids can play games and interact in a fun-filled, online
      playground that's guided by an unwavering commitment to safety."

4. LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com> also made the top 10 list. 
"LinkedIn is an online network of more than 20 million experienced 
professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries."
You're invited to join the OPLIN Group!  Joining will allow you to find 
and contact other OPLIN Group members on LinkedIn. The goal is to help 
members reach other OPLIN Group members.   Click here to join us. 
<http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/101288/1B65364521DA>

    * 100+ Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn
      <http://www.linkedintelligence.com/smart-ways-to-use-linkedin/>
      (Linked Intelligence)
    * LinkedIn Could Replace Outlook and SalesForce
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/could_linkedin_replace_outlook.php>
      (Read Write Web)
    * Ka-Ching: LinkedIn Scores $53 Million
      <http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/06/ka-ching-linked.html> (Wired)
    * At Social Site, Only the Businesslike Need Apply
      <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/technology/18linkedin.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&adxnnlx=1213770297-4NkWXe/s19JL/%20ggwqanlA>
      (NYT)

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Bobbi Galvin
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
galvinbo at oplin.org
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