By Carl Straumsheim. Publisher John Wiley & Sons has acquired Ranku, an ed-tech start-up that helps colleges convert web traffic into applications. Read more...

By Carl Straumsheim. Dozens of colleges may have had their websites hacked in a wide-ranging scheme by one gambling site to boost its own search engine ranking. The SEO and web marketing firm eTraffic last week discovered that a number of search terms involving online gambling -- including "real money slots," "online slot casino" and others -- had been inserted into other websites to boost the gambling site's ranking. Read more...

By Carl Straumsheim. Enterprise software provider Workday on Tuesday launched its full cloud-based student information system, Workday Student, after about three years of development. The company, known for its finance and human resources software, in 2013 announced that it would enter the student information system market, and has since then rolled out components such as curriculum management and enrollment on an annual basis. Read more...