elearningpost » Business case for deleting content

Gerry McGovern: Website content: the

Gerry McGovern: Website content: the need to specialize
One of the most serious mistakes that people new to content make is underestimating the expense and sheer difficulty of launching a successful publication. Yes, the Internet has made everyone a publisher, and every website is indeed a publication. What is lacking, however, is an understanding of publishing. Hard lessons are only recently being learned.

Permalink | Tuesday, September 18, 2001

NY Times: Internet Surpasses Its

NY Times: Internet Surpasses Its Original Goal
To judge by the availability of media sites, many of which were inaccessible in the hours just after the first plane hit the World Trade Center on Tuesday morning, one might assume the Internet had failed the test. But in fact, according to firms that analyze Web site traffic and performance, while some sites slowed, the overall flow of data across the Internet was not degraded by either damage to critical fiber optic lines or the clogging of those lines by Web users.

Permalink | Tuesday, September 18, 2001

Washington Post: Taking Classes To

Washington Post: Taking Classes To the Masses While the killer app that would draw people by the millions to online learning hasn't materialized, while many high-profile ventures flounder, there have been big strides at a more mundane level. Hundreds of universities of every sort have been putting some pretty basic courses up on the Web, using sometimes pedestrian software. And students seem to think they're okay. Community colleges and regional universities that have slowly, organically moved into the online arena -- doing their old job in a new way -- have succeeded where the flashy business types and big-time private schools have not... The nonprofit tortoises may have passed the dot-com hares.

Permalink | Monday, September 17, 2001

Converge: The Power Of Portals:

Converge: The Power Of Portals: Personalizing The Web To Build Community
Good relationships are built on mutual understanding. When individuals can use a portal to get the targeted information they require, they are more likely to be in touch with an institution on a more regular basis. That kind of frequent usage promotes stronger relationships and deeper bonds between the individual and the institution.

Permalink | Monday, September 17, 2001

The Chronicle: Pakistan Plans Its

The Chronicle: Pakistan Plans Its First Virtual University
Pakistan's Ministry of Science and Technology has announced plans to establish a virtual university here. The institution, which is to be called simply the Virtual University, will be the first of its kind in Pakistan when it opens next February.

Permalink | Monday, September 17, 2001

The Chronicle: Canadian Universities Band

The Chronicle: Canadian Universities Band Together in a Giant Journal-Licensing Deal
In Canada, 64 universities have banded together to spend nearly $30-million (U.S.) on nationwide site licenses for online scholarly journals. The National Site Licensing Project will provide 650 journals and numerous citation indexes to its members.

Permalink | Monday, September 17, 2001

Tehelka: Not just falling buildings

Tehelka: Not just falling buildings
As the talking heads on American television have begun bristling with threats of armed retaliation, it is necessary to say this over and over again. The Arab people are not just terrorists, but teachers. Not just terrorists, but patient mothers. Not just terrorists, but children wanting toys. Or, to hell with cliches! They are not just terrorists, but a man worried about his second ulcer. Not just terrorists, but a woman wanting books. Not just terrorists, but a family terrified of terrorists who come in tanks.