[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast#118: Amazon, Book logs, More from Google, Drupal

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast#118:
Amazon, Book logs, More from Google, Drupal
*September 17, 2008

1. In addition to marketing the Kindle, Amazon has been trying some new 
things, too.

    * Amazon To Acquire AbeBooks, And With It A Stake In LibraryThing
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/01/amazon-to-acquire-abebooks/>
    * Amazon brings streaming TV shows, movies to IMDB
      <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080916-amazon-brings-streaming-tv-shows-movies-to-imdb.html>
    * The Lessons From the Kindle's Success
      <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/the-lessons-from-the-kindles-success/?ref=technology>
    * Citi: Yep, The Kindle's A Huge Hit. $1 Billion For Amazon In 2010
      <http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/8/citi-yep-the-kindle-s-a-huge-hit-1-billion-for-amazon-in-2010-amzn->

2. How do YOU keep track of what you're reading or have read?  This list 
of possibilities is only the tip of the iceberg.

    * Shelfari <http://www.shelfari.com/>
    * Abebooks <http://www.abebooks.com/>
    * Librarything <http://www.librarything.com/>
    * Amazon Lists <http://www.amazon.com> http://www.amazon.com

3. Google is up to stuff (again).

    * Facesaerch <http://www.facesaerch.com/> (uses Google images to
      return results)
    * Google to Acquire Valve?
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/17/google-to-acquire-valve/>
    * Google Acquisitions Real & Rumored: Korean Blogging Platform, PC
      Games Producer Valve <http://searchengineland.com/080917-085610.php>
    * Google Maps Introduces Walking Directions and Street View for
      Mobile Users
      <http://mashable.com/2008/09/17/google-mobile-street-view/>

4. OPLIN.org is a Drupal-based website.  If you would like to know more 
about how this open-source CSS is being used, try these links.

    * Building library websites with Drupal - and getting help
      <http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/09/building-librar.html>
    * Drupal in Libraries
      <http://www.techsource.ala.org/ltr/drupal-in-libraries.html%20>
    * Teaching online with Drupal
      <http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2008/08/17/teaching-online-with-drupal/>
    * Drupal as the Foundation of Ohio Textbook Portal
      <http://dltj.org/article/ohio-textbook-portal-design/>

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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
P: 1-888-966-7546
www.oplin.org

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