While TikTok has (perhaps unexpectedly) become a dominant force in the social media sphere, that sphere continues to fragment into more niche services. New platforms continue to pop up, geared towards specific demographics and populations.
Author: Laura Solomon
It can be very difficult to believe in privacy these days. At every turn, we’re asked to give up personal information to register for nearly…
OPLIN 4Cast #765: Facebook wants to replace Zoom meetings with virtual reality
Posted in 4cast, Facebook, and Virtual reality
Although not many American homes have a VR gaming rig, virtual reality is hardly the new kid on the technology block these days. While it…
What perhaps differentiates this year, from so many others, is the even bigger emphasis on technology–accelerated by the pandemic, no doubt. But it’s the first school year where the only school supplies I’ll be buying will be a notebook and maybe a couple of pens…just in case.
Pre-pandemic, we had very strict boundaries on my teenage son’s screen time. He was allotted a certain time amount on school nights, with slightly more…
OPLIN 4Cast #761: Will the Olympic winners be determined by who had the most expensive tech?
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As the Olympic games begin in Tokyo, much of the focus has been on the technological innovations bringing an amazing amount of content to viewers,…
It’s no secret that most public libraries use Microsoft Windows for the vast majority of both staff and patron computing. In 2015, just as the…
A couple of weeks ago, Columbus, Ohio completed the last year of a multi-million dollar grant from the Department of Transportation, meant to transform Columbus…
OPLIN 4Cast #755: This entertaining app is hot right now, but is it safe?
Posted in 4cast, Google Apps, portable apps, and privacy
When I first saw my friends posting these, I immediately found them fun and charming, and had to download the app and take it for a run. Only after did it occur to me that maybe this wasn’t the brightest thing to have done.
Several years ago, I was doing an in-person workshop for librarians centering on newer technologies and trends. One of the services I covered was the…