In my last post about the “I am Online” feature I mentioned at the end that I think the status of being online equals the fact that I am available for a free chat.
This has something to do with the Lord of the Rings, kind of.
Let me give you some thoughts on this feature that comes up once in a while. Sometimes it is called “Learn Now” or “I am Online” or “Instant Question”.
The idea behind it is that a student enters an educational webpage and there he / she will find teachers who are instantly available to teach a lesson or to answer a question. In some recent talks I had with educational start ups this feature was mentioned a lot.
In some cases it can actually make sense but generally I think its effect on the core service of those sites is overrated.
