Sign of the Apocalypse: MTV Announces Line of PCs

To be aimed directly at college students living in dorms, these branded PCs will focus on games and entertainment and will feature "exclusive" MTV content. More...

Blackboard Will Acquire a Competitor, Prometheus, From George Washington U.

The discussion lists are in a tizzy about Blackboard's acquisition of Prometheus, one of its competitors. More...

UNext, Hoping to Bolster Sales, Signs 2 Big Marketing Deals
Everybody's covering this one, though the story is not nearly as big as it may seem. In a nutshell, UNext has turned to Thomson Learning and Knowledge Universe to "market" its online courses. More...

Batten Down the Hatches! How to Protect Outlook From Attack

Even though it's simply not safe, institutional policy requires many office workers and staff to use Microsoft Outlook for their email. More...

GeoLearning Integrates PrimeLearning.com?s Library of Online Business Skills Training Courses
Normally I wouldn't carry a press release like this, but this is typical of items that cross my desk every day and readers should be aware of this trend. The outline is simple: PrimeLearning.com has developed about 300 hours of AICC- and SCORM-compliant online business and professional development content, and this content has been integrated into GeoLearning?s learning management system. More...

Microsoft Device to Bridge TV, PC

I've concluded that Bill Gates (or someone high up in Microsoft development) reads my web page. It's hard to conclude otherwise when Microsoft's new Mira platform contains almost completely the features I've been describing for the PADs (Personal Access Devices) students will use in online learning. More...