[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #142: Child-safe search engines, movies & video sharing, Search news, Twitter

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #142:
Child-safe search engines, movies & video sharing, Search news, Twitter
*August 28, 2009


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

*1. Protecting children and families online - these sites offer their 
own kid-friendly searching tools and return G-rated results.*

    * The KidZui <http://www.kidzui.com/> browser was designed to offer
      kids the same expansive experience adults have on the web.
    * Kido'z <http://www.kidoz.net/> The kid-friendly and colorful user
      interface makes KIDO'Z easy and fun to use. Kids can navigate
      KIDO'Z without needing to know how to read or write.
    * Totlol <http://www.totlol.com/> is an online video site that's
      powered by YouTube, but is moderated to provide a fun, educational
      video environment for children.
    * ZuiTube <http://video.kidzui.com/>say it is the largest video
      collection for kids anywhere and videos are approved by parents
      and teachers.

*2. Movies and videos  - some sites to compare, watch, and use*

    * Five Best Video-Sharing Sites
      <http://lifehacker.com/5343601/five-best-video+sharing-sites>
    * Magma: The Billboard Charts of Video
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/magma_the_billboard_charts_of_video.php>
    * Facebook apps for the film buff
      <http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10314794-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware>
    * IRS Features Recovery Tax Credits on YouTube, iTunes
      <http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=212289,00.html>

*3. Let's search!*

    * Yahoo's New Search Clothes --- But Will It Help?
      <http://searchengineland.com/yahoos-new-search-clothes-but-will-it-help-probably-not-24369>
    * Google Testing Navigational Search Elements
      <http://searchengineland.com/google-testing-navigational-search-elements-24453>
    * When It Comes To Search, Bundling Bing In IE Barely Gives It An
      Advantage
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/25/when-it-comes-to-search-bundling-bing-in-ie-barely-gives-it-an-advantage/>
    * Twitter Gets More Serious About Search
      <http://searchengineland.com/twitter-gets-more-serious-about-search-24058>

*4. Twitter apps and Twitter news*

    * Use Twitter Anonymously. This Will Not End Well.
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/25/use-twitter-anonymously-this-will-not-end-well/>
    * CoTweet <http://cotweet.com/>
    * Tweets Will Soon Come With a Dateline
      <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/tweets-will-soon-come-with-a-dateline/>
    * Location, Location, Location
      <http://blog.twitter.com/2009/08/location-location-location.html>

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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
P: 1-888-966-7546
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