MaintainIT Project free webinars

I get really excited over free webinars, especially those from the MaintainIT Project.  Two seminars worth signing up for in November:

• Web 2.0 Collaboration Tools and Libraries
  11/3/2008 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Register: http://tinyurl.com/64b2qs
• Discussing Technology with Library Shareholders
  11/6/2008 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Register: http://tinyurl.com/5vgmr8

Picked up from the Blogging Section of SLA-IT.

the 5 fastest growing technologies

Yesterday I reblogged the Pew Internet & American Life Project biggest technology predictions for 2008.

I came across the five fastest growing technologies from CIO Insight Editors today.

1. Viritualization (servers and storage)
2. Customer self-service techologies and applications
3. Open-source applications and systems
4. Collaboration software
5. Storage equipment

View the slides here.

Technology’s biggest predictions for 2008

Pew Internet & American Life Project has released their biggest technology predictions for 2008.

Here are the five key trends to watch:

1. Technology goes green

2. Evolution of the PC

3. Cell phone industry expansion

4. The web slows down

5. Social networks adapt