[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #92

[Bobbi Galvin]

*4Cast #92: Online Book Discussions...Interactive Websites...Vista Drops 
in Price...Another Google Hook-up?*

March 5, 2008

*1.  Live, Online Book Discussions?
*Oprah's new Live Book Club launched on Monday, March 3^rd .  
Approximately 500,000 simultaneous logons crashed the system, but Harpo 
Productions, Inc. says that they are going to keep trying.  The club is 
available as a podcast on Oprah.com <http://www2.oprah.com/index.jhtml> 
or iTunes.

    * Oprah Book Club
      <http://www.oprah.com/obc_classic/webevent_registration.html>
      (Oprah.com)
    * Statement on Behalf of Harpo Productions, Inc., Move Networks, and
      Limelight Network
      <http://event.oprah.com/videochannel/ondemand/od_main.html>s
      (Oprah.com)
    * Watch the entire class now
      <http://www.oprah.com/books/books_landing.jhtml>
    * Top 6 Oprah's Book Club Resources
      <http://bestsellers.about.com/od/oprahsbookclub/tp/oprah_book_club.htm>
      (About.com)

*2.  Get interactive
*Making websites interactive will boost traffic and can quite easily 
feature library activities and services.  Putting your librarians - and 
even your patrons - in the spotlight will make users keep coming back to 
see what's new. 

    * YouTube to offer live streaming this year
      <http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9883062-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware>
      (Webware)
    * Create your own online shows at blip.tv
      <http://blip.tv/learning/concept/>
    * Live Blogging 2.0
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/live_blogging_20.php> (Read
      Write Web)
    * Podcasting
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/04/podcasts-taking-off-again-emarketer/>
      -- it's becoming more and more popular. (TechCrunch)

*3.  Oh, Vista*
Microsoft significantly dropped the price of Vista when it released it 
to 70 different countries last week.  Price cuts vary by country, but if 
purchased in the US, only the higher-end versions get the new price.

    * Microsoft's Vista price cuts: less than meets the eye
      <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080229-microsofts-vista-price-cuts-less-than-meets-the-eye.html>
      (ars technica)
    * XP or Vista reader poll <http://lifehacker.com/362480/xp-or-vista>
      (Lifehacker)
    * Microsoft chops Vista retail prices
      <http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9882510-56.html> (c|net)
    * Microsoft Cuts Price for Boxed Vista
      <http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/M/MICROSOFT_VISTA_PRICE_CUT?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-02-29-10-44-33>
      (WIRED)

 *4.  Ask.com / Google Hook-up?*
First Jeeves left Teoma <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teoma>...now Ask? 

    * IAC Dumping Ask's Teoma? Reuters Source Says "No"
      <http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/iac_dumping_ask_s_teoma__reuters_source_says__no__> 
      (Silicon Alley Insider)
    * Updated: IAC Ready To Drop Ask.com Search Technology & Partner
      With Google? <http://searchengineland.com/080229-130209.php>
      (Search Engine Land)
    * IAC: Ready To Bail On Ask?
      <http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/2/iac__ready_to_bail_on_ask_>
      (Silicon Alley Insider)
    * Will Ask.com/Google Merger Inspire Yahoo!/Microsoft?
      <http://seekingalpha.com/article/66890-will-ask-com-google-merger-inspire-yahoo-microsoft>
      (Seeking Alpha)

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