[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast#122: Dimdim, Zamzar, Lipsum, Blogs to check out

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast#122:
Dimdim, Zamzar, Lipsum, Blogs to check out
*November 5, 2008


  /4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries./

Bill Hardison, Computer Services Coordinator at NORWELD, was asked what 
four sites he found particularly interesting at Internet Librarian 2008 
<http://www.infotoday.com/il2008/>.  We thought you might like to see 
them, too.

1. Dimdim is an open source, web-based meeting place where you can video 
conference, chat, and share slides.

    * Dimdim <http://www.dimdim.com/>
    * Dimdim Gets $6 Million For Open Sourced Web Meetings
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/09/dimdim-gets-6-million-for-open-sourced-web-meetings/>
    * 6 Free Web Conferencing Tools Librarians Will Love
      <http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2008/6-free-web-conferencing-tools-librarians-will-love/>
    * Dimdim Blogblog
      <http://dimdim.typepad.com/dimdim_blog/2008/10/a-major-milesto.html>

2. Zamzar is the place for free file conversion - document, image, 
music/audio and video.  Simply upload your file, select what type of 
file you want it to be, and then it will be converted and e-mailed to you.

    * Zamzar <http://www.zamzar.com/>
    * Zamzar for file conversion <http://infodoodads.com/?p=410>
    * Zamzar FAQ <http://www.zamzar.com/faq.php>
    * Cool Tools <http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/002745.php>

3. Lipsum creates placeholder text (gibberish, actually) for those who 
design web page layouts.

    * Lipsum <http://lipsum.com/>
    * Lorem ipsum dolor
      <http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/pagelayout/a/lorem.htm>
    * Creation page <http://www.lorem-ipsum.info/generator3>
    * What is Lorem ipsum? <http://www.loremipsum.de/about_lorem_ipsum.html>

4. Some tech and library blogs to follow, if you don't already have them 
in your reader:

    * TechSoup - The Technology Place for Nonprofits
      <http://www.techsoup.org/>
    * Give 'em What They Want - News for Collection Development and
      Readers Advisory Librarians <http://www.earlyword.com/>
    * Library Stuff <http://www.librarystuff.net/>
    * TechCrunch <http://www.techcrunch.com/>

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Bobbi Galvin
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