Category Archives: In the Spotlight
Review of the TechCrunch Paris event #tcparis
As some of you might have noticed from my Twitter stream last Wednesday, I attended the TechCrunch Paris event hosted by Mike Butcher, editor of TechCrunch Europe. What can I say? Nothing, because the event left me speechless. I lost … Continue reading
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Tagged english attack!, hypios, mike butcher, techcrunch europe, techcrunch france, techcrunch paris, yoocasa
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Supercool School will launch at DEMO – wants to become the Ning of Education
Today Supercool School will officially launch at the DEMO Spring 2010 event in Palm Springs. DEMO is one of the most renown event in the tech sector and Supercool School is one of only 65 companies that will pitch during the … Continue reading
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Tagged demo spring 2010, ning, supercool school, venture beat
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#ripoff-stone or Livemocha does a Twitter Experiment
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, Livemocha is challenging Rosetta Stone in a fight for the crown of language learning. It already started with the comparison chart three reasons why Livemocha is better than Rosetta Stone, went on with the … Continue reading
Livemocha and Collins announce Partnership for Premium Courses
Language learning community Livemocha, now over 5 million members strong, announced a new partnership with a publisher. This time it is Collins and together they will work on premium Spanish, French, German and Italian courses. Now this means basically that … Continue reading
busuu receives six-figure funding from Austrian Business Angel
Exciting day for the guys at busuu. They just announced that busuu received a six-figure funding from an Austrian business angel who will also join the company as advisor. But that’s not all. busuu also announced to finally launch Brazilian … Continue reading
TeachStreet launches Decision Engine for GMAT and GRE Test Takers
Although I have not written about TeachStreet on this blog yet, it is one of my favourite services since I have first heard of them in early 2009. The reason why I did not mention TeachStreet up to now was … Continue reading
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Tagged dave schappell, edukwest, GMAT, GRE, LeadsCon, techstreet, test prep, testprepfinder
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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
3-2-1 Knock Out! Paper gets three Upper Cuts in a Row!
Today was a hard day for the former world champion. Good old printed paper got three heavy upper cuts right on the chin. Maybe it will get up to stumble a bit around but the new rising champion ebook will … Continue reading
At the Dawn of a new Decade
So, this is the last KirstenWinkler.com of the first decade of the second Millenium (depending on your calendar, of course). Funny enough it does not feel like this. There is so much to do and do you remember the overhyped … Continue reading
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It’s not about You or Why we need a new Mindset
Social Media has changed the way we interact with each other forever. We are living in a totally different world than maybe two years ago and the end of this social shift is not even at sight. But most of … Continue reading
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Tagged adidas, data protection, facebook, facebook quizz, google, privacy, security
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