Monthly Archives: February 2010

Google changes Communication – Star Trek Style

Do you remember watching Star Trek? Wasn’t it amazing that all the crew members could understand each other and communicate regardless of which country or even planet they came from? This was possible because they had this little universal translator … Continue reading

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Tweeting behind your Back – What are your Customers talking about You?

In the old days people could talk about your product or service without you hearing it. You were detached from your consumers. The only thing you could do was to set up a research amongst 100 or 1000 people and … Continue reading

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WiZiQ offers Free Premium Accounts to Academic Teachers

There might be no free lunch but for a limited time, until February 28th to be exact, there is a free virtual classroom for academic teachers. Not only for a year but for a lifetime. All you have to do … Continue reading

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Twitter Whoring – as seen on MySpace

Remember MySpace? Sorry, I could not resist . Fact is that MySpace still get millions of uniques every month and I won’t declare them dead yet, but this is another story. What is important about this first big social network … Continue reading

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Pearson offers English Learning on Nokia Mobile Phones in China

Pearson is really on the go when it comes to new ways to deliver their material via the new distribution channels. They announced a partnership with Nokia to form a joint venture with Nokia’s mobile learning platform Mobiledu in China. … Continue reading

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Livemocha Aims at Rosetta Stone – and Pulls the Trigger!

We all knew it had to happen one day. And now the day has come: Livemocha finally pulled the trigger and sent a load of fresh roast mocha beans over to Rosetta Stone. On their blog you will find three … Continue reading

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Silence of the Birds. Is Online Education leaving Twitter?

Over the last weeks I noticed that my Twitter stream changed. I could not put my finger on it until I dugg a bit deeper. I came up with some interesting results besides the fact that the thing which changed … Continue reading

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