Education

The London School of Business and Finance Global M.B.A. have teamed up to offer a certified M.B.A. degree on Facebook. Students can access courses for free through a Facebook app and only pay tuition if they want to take an exam for credit. The program launched last month and already has 30,000 users.  Read the Continue Reading →

News Corp recognizes online education is a rapidly growing market and estimates it’s a $500 billion sector in the United States. To expand its presence in that market, News Corp has purchased a Brooklyn-based education technology firm for $360 million is cash.  Read the full story on reuters.com Continue Reading →

Wafaa Bilal, a professor of photography at New York University, is having a camera surgically implanted into the back of his head. The camera will take pictures every minute and be fed into a database. The photos will be displayed as part of the “3rd I” exhibit in Doha, both in real-time and in other Continue Reading →

I’ve been in Israel attending the Contech 2010 International Conference and Exhibition. It was created to bring content creators and technologists together and, it has been an extremely successful and worthwhile event. During my stay, I had occasion to visit the ancient city of Akko, which is located on a promontory at the northern end Continue Reading →

A new study from the U.N. identifies mobile phones as an important tool for improving the lives of the poorest people in developing countries. Mobile phones can play a role in creating new jobs for people with little education or resources. While mobile penetration is only 58 percent in developing countries, the subscription rate is Continue Reading →

Mobile Phones Improve Lives A new study from the U.N. identifies mobile phones as an important tool for improving the lives of the poorest people in developing countries. Mobile phones can play a role in creating new jobs for people with little education or resources. While mobile penetration is only 58 percent in developing countries, Continue Reading →

Facebook Gives Users More Control Facebook unveiled a series of new tools on Wednesday, most notably the “Groups” feature, which allows users to create small sub-groups within the site. Groups are closed by default and act as a space for group members to share documents, photos and messages. Facebook will also now allow users the Continue Reading →

DESCRIPTION Digital competence and digital skills are key differentiators. Whether you are interested in workforce development, continuing professional education, honing your digital skills or playing catch-up, this course is designed to help you become more competitive and make you more productive in the digital economy of the 21st century. The practical guidelines, ideas and techniques Continue Reading →

FCC Will Release TV Spectrum For Broadband The FCC unanimously voted to release unused Television spectrum for wireless broadband use. This is a major victory for tech-giants like Google, Microsoft and Dell who will now have access to the highly coveted “white space.” Consumers will benefit with faster Internet speeds, better mobile connectivity and broadband Continue Reading →

People Lose Paid TV SNL Kagan reported that for the first time in history, paid TV subscriptions are down in the U.S. Across cable, satellite and phone companies the total loss amounted to 216,000 subscribers, with cable taking the biggest hit.  SNL Kagan attributes economic factors like unemployment as the biggest reason for the loss, Continue Reading →