The OPLIN 4cast

1. With SideStripe, Google can incorporate what your friends say on Facebook into your results list.

• SideStripe: Let Your Friends Help You with Your Google Search
• SideStripe
• The Future Of Social Search (Or Why Google Should Buy Facebook)
• SideStripe.com – Answering Questions The Social Way

2. Share your money-saving techniques and rate those already listed on TipJar.

• Google Launches TipJar, a Yahoo Answer-Like Money Saving Tips Site
• Google Touts Wisdom Of Crowds For Financial Help
• Google Launches ‘Tip Jar’ Site
• Google’s Tip Jar Uses Crowdsourcing to Help People Save Money

3. And they’re FREE:

• 15 free downloads to pep up your old PC
• Free Network Tools by Famatech
• 7 Things You Should Know About…
• Five Best Movie Cataloging Tools (Look for the free ones.)

4.  Broadband Stimulus Grants – still undefined, but coming soon anyway

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 101
• 7.2 Billion for Broadband
• Broadband Technology Opportunities Program from NTIA
• OPLIN will be posting new links and information as it becomes available.

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