Web 3.0? March 31, 2008
Posted by Will in technology.Tags: monetization, Web3.0
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So now we have someone telling us about Web 3.0. I truly hope this isn’t how Web 3.0 turns out, because it’s the “monetization” of Web 2.0. Here’s the ABC News article: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Story?id=4538886&page=1
Overdrive breaks the iPod barrier March 26, 2008
Posted by Will in libraries, technology.Tags: Apple, audiobooks, DRM, iPOD, MP3, WMA
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Overdrive has just announced that they will be releasing 3000 or so titles in MP3 format, minus DRM, thus compatible with the Apple iPOD. Library Journal has the details:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6542329.html?rssid=191
This is a BIG, can I say HUGE change for libraries, since up until now, downloadable audiobooks from library vendors have all been in WMA (Windows Media Audio) format, which is NOT compatible with iPODs, much to the chagrin of libraries and their patrons everywhere.
Netflix unwittingly expands library lending March 10, 2008
Posted by Will in libraries, technology.Tags: DVD, lending, libraries, movies, Netflix
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Some libraries apparently have been using Netflix to supplement their own movie holdings, letting patrons use a library Netflix account to borrow items the library doesn’t have. Someone asked about this on Publib, but didn’t get any responses. This issue also came up for discussion at the CLAMS conference I attended this week, but the consensus was that the practice violates the Netflix terms of use, as is also pointed out in this brief Newsweek article (which was cited on Publib).
Google pilots patient medical records project March 4, 2008
Posted by Will in online tools, technology.Tags: Google, hospitals, medical records, privacy
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Guess what Google’s up to now! They’re setting up a pilot project with the Cleveland Clinic to house patient medical records in a secure site on Google. Patients will be in charge of their own records, and can electronically transfer their own records if they change doctors or hospitals, etc. From the announcements I’ve read, it’s not clear to me if patients can use the Google search interface to search and interact with their own records.
Here’s a Seattle Times article on it, which addresses privacy concerns
Here’s a Wireless Healthcare article
Here’s the Cleveland Clinic’s own announcement
I couldn’t find a Google announcement.
