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The illusion of Facebook
Call me naïve, call me ignorant, but here is what I think of Facebook’s economic woes. You may or may not know that investors are edgy or dissatisfied or disappointed or fearful that the company has either lost them money or not made them what they were looking for. When Facebook went public recently at…
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An Alternative?
In the last few weeks many universities, including some elite institutions, have signed up with Coursera, a venture offering free classes online. So much so that “there’s panic” said Kevin Carey, director of education policy at the New America Foundation, “whether it’s senseless panic is unclear.” MOOCS or massive open online courses let colleges reach…
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Progress–However Slowly
British historian Ian Mortimer usually writes about history as if he were a time traveler. In his latest, The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England, he explains the sights, sounds and smells one would be exposed to were we to be transported back to that time. All in all it was he says a dangerous…
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