[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #130 : SEO, Company Buzz, Reading on your iPhone, Twitter

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast#130
OPLIN 4Cast #130 : SEO, Company Buzz, Reading on your iPhone, Twitter
*March 4, 2009


  /4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries.//
  Published every 4tnight!/

1. Search Engine Optimization 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization> (SEO), makes 
your web site search engine friendly.  Here are some SEO themed web 
sites that talk about how you can make your library website more 
prominent in search results.

    * Search Engine Journal <http://www.searchenginejournal.com/>
    * SEO Design Solutions <http://www.seodesignsolutions.com/blog/>
    * SEO Smarty <http://www.seosmarty.com/>
    * Search Engine Watch <http://searchenginewatch.com/>

2. After a rocky start, Company Buzz now lets members of LinkedIn see 
what Twitter members are saying about their companies.

    * Company Buzz
      <http://www.linkedin.com/opensocialInstallation/preview?_ch_panel_id=1&_applicationId=1000&trk=ha_buzz>
    * Linkedin Teams Up with Twitter Through Company Buzz
      <http://www.searchenginejournal.com/linkedin-twitter-company-buzz/8959/>
    * Company Buzz: New LinkedIn Application Tracks Twitter
      <http://socialtnt.com/2008/10/29/review-new-linkedin-application-tracks-company-buzz-on-twitter/>
    * LinkedIn Means Business With New Application Platform
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/28/linkedin-means-business-with-new-application-platform/>

3. Talking, texting, jammin' and now READING on your iPhone

    * Hands-on image gallery and video of the Amazon iPhone Kindle
      software <http://blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones/?p=829>
    * Amazon Extends Book Sales Beyond Its Kindle to iPhone
      <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123613213822225225.html>
    * The Fastest-Growing Category in the iTunes App Store: Books 
      <http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/03/books-is-the-fastest-growing-category-in-the-itunes-app-store.html>
    * Goodrec Launches Its Mobile-Friendly Online Review Site To The
      Public 
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/09/goodrec-launches-its-mobile-friendly-online-review-site-to-the-public/>

4. Fun with Twitter

    * TwitterThoughts <http://yvoschaap.com/twitterthoughts/?map=1>
      Tells where and what people are tweeting
    * Tweetmeme <http://www.tweetmeme.com/>- popular links on Twitter
    * Realtime Twitter Search Results on Google
      <http://mt-hacks.com/20090302-realtime-twitter-search-results-on-google.html>
    * 15 Useful Twitter Hacks and Plug-Ins For WordPress
      <http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/04/15-useful-twitter-plugins-and-hacks-for-wordpress/>

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