[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #139: Apple, Microsoft Office, Newspapers, Twitter

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #139:
Apple, Microsoft Office, Newspapers, Twitter
*July 17, 2009


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

1. Whaaa?  Something free form Microsoft?

    * Microsoft about to offer online version of Office for free
      <http://www.lytechnology.com/fortune-microsoft-about-to-offer-online-version-of-office-for-free/>
    * The Complete Guide To Microsoft's Office 2010
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/13/the-complete-guide-to-microsofts-office-2010/>
    * Microsoft Fights Google Apps With Free, Web-based Office
      <http://searchengineland.com/microsoft-fights-google-apps-with-free-web-based-office-22338>
    * Hold Your Horses: Microsoft Office Web Access Not Here Yet
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2009/07/hold-your-horses-microsoft-off.php>

2. What's up with printed newspapers these days?  Some are launching new 
sites, some are standing their ground.

    * Where Have All the Archives Gone?
      <http://www.infotoday.com/it/jul09/Quint.shtml>
    * European publishers want a law to control online news access
      <http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/07/european-publishers-want-news-access-controls-legislated.ars>
    * Wall Street Journal Launches FINS.com - Career Site for Financial
      Professionals
      <http://www.dowjones.com/Pressroom/PressReleases/Other/US/2009/0714_US_TheWallStreetJournal_2711.htm>
    * NEWSDECK form USA Today
      <http://www.usatoday.com/labs/newsdeck/default.htm>

3. Twitter has been in the news lately.

    * Teens Not Into Twitter, TV, Radio, or Newspapers, Reports Young
      Morgan Stanley Intern
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/teens_not_into_twitter_tv_radio_newspapers.php>
    * In Tweet We Trust?
      <http://searchengineland.com/in-tweet-we-trust-21770>
    * Breaking News Online: How One 19-Year Old Is Shaking Up Online
      Media
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/breaking_news_online_how_one_19-year_old_is_shakin.php>
    * Does Twitter Deserve a Nobel Peace Prize? Maybe Not Yet, But It
      Could Someday
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/does_twitter_deserve_a_nobel_peace_prize_not_yet_b.php>

4. Apple news

    * Apple's 9.7-inch 'netbook' to debut in October for $800?
      <http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/apples-9-7-inch-netbook-to-debut-in-october-for-800/>
    * Rumor Watch: Apple touchscreen netbook on tap for October
      <http://www.lytechnology.com/rumor-watch-apple-touchscreen-netbook-on-tap-for-october/>
    * Chrome For Mac Starting To Look Polished
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/chrome-for-mac-starting-to-look-polished/>
    * How Did it Get so Popular? Apple's App Store Hits 1.5 Billion
      Downloads and 65,000 Apps
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_did_it_get_so_popular_apples_app_store_hits_15_billion_downloads.php>

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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
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