Comments on: Livemocha Aims at Rosetta Stone – and Pulls the Trigger!

By: KirstenWinkler

KirstenWinkler — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:06:13 +0000

Good point.

By: KirstenWinkler

KirstenWinkler — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:05:57 +0000

I really need to do a comparison. No time right now, though

By: Mike Tao

Mike Tao — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:46 +0000

I have used both to study numerous languages at different levels and have consistently found RS to have a stronger andragogical basis. I frequently come across words or phrases in LM that are pulled directly from phrase books. And if a language has masculine/feminine/neuter forms? At LM you are supposed to inherently know them. Whereas RS will teach each word in enough context to discern the gender of the word in it's different forms.

By: Zaldy Co

Zaldy Co — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:22:19 +0000

"Rosetta Stone gives you CD-ROMs. Remember those? From the 1980s?"

Clearly, distorted writing on the part of the LiveMocha blogger. CDs are from the mid-1990s and peaked in the 2000s. The RosettaStone CDs still has features that are not yet available on the web. With a microphone, you can record your dialogue and it graphs your tone and intonation which you can compare with that of the on-CD native speaker.

RosettaStone also has a huge community of members with whom one can connect and practice with in SharedTalk. So a deliberate omission on the part of the LiveMocha blogger.

Clearly, the LiveMocha blogger is not being honest.

By: KirstenWinkler

KirstenWinkler — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:28:51 +0000

I had this talk with Clint Schmidt, VP Marketing & Product of Livemocha , told him that I should change this blog and write about the NSA, CIA and FBI because it's easier to get information out of them .
But generally all of them are quiet about numbers etc.

By: chinamike

chinamike — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:24:17 +0000

One nice thing I like about RS is that they talk some of this stuff in their yearly public stock reports. I'll bet Livemocha never gives us a chance to see theirs!

By: chinamike

chinamike — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:24:17 +0000

One nice thing I like about RS is that they talk some of this stuff in their yearly public stock reports. I'll bet Livemocha never gives us a chance to see theirs!

By: KirstenWinkler

KirstenWinkler — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:24:09 +0000

Infact the price plays a big role in the Rosetta Stone strategy. There is a whole list that adds on the bill. Like Koichi mentions in his blog post marketing takes a big chunck but there are also costs which are directly connected to the product itself like paying the tutors in TOTALe, the motivation team that keeps you on track, the guy who does the Twitter account etc.

So as I said, I will jump in the ring soon and I will try to write up a neutral comparision between the two.

By: Street-Smart Language Learning

Street-Smart Language Learning — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:10:57 +0000

Don't forget about the price! My full thoughts are here.

By: Kirsten Winkler

Kirsten Winkler — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:09:17 +0000

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