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Archive for December, 2007
Even Venture Capitalists don’t follow their own advice
December 12th, 2007 | Author: peter
Considering how clever and Facebook savvy Altura Ventures are supposed to be, why would they release an Easy App Maker that is the epitamy of everything wrong and which fails of a Facebook app? Haven’t we got past POKE yet?
Ok no maybe we haven’t in terms of the FACKER generation (just look at Vampires) but there is ZERO game play in this. It is totally dependent upon how funny is the static picture and how RUDE can the text be.
The default template is “WET WILLY” which should give you a clue as to where this is going…
Oh come on Lee! FFS! Read the rest of this entry »
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Why on-line education is getting a bad name
December 9th, 2007 | Author: peter
Teaching is a skill. It isn’t just about being a subject expert or a good communicator.
With the proliferation of self appointed trainers on the Internet, people who think that cobbling together some expert (audio) interviews, or writing an ebook from stolen paragraphs off the net, you can start to see why eLearning is getting a bad name. Interesting maybe. Learning, not really.
But it doesn’t have to be that way, and it shouldn’t be that way.
Providing bad quality training is a sin. It could ruin someones chances for life, or at the least slow down their progress and enthusiasm for the topic.
So if you want to teach, why not make sure you at least have the basics covered?
Teaching is a complex subject. More than you can hope to pick up in a free A4 leaflet, or a 10 page eBook (sic). Read the rest of this entry »
New Article on BFN
December 3rd, 2007 | Author: peter
Posted a new article on the Business Friends Network on Facebook today.
You need to be a FAN to get an invite to read it;
http://www.facebook.com/pr
Announcing the Business Success Utility
December 1st, 2007 | Author: peter
As part of the Business Friends Network (a free Facebook community where business people Share, Advise and Help each other) I will be releasing the Business Success Utility as mentioned on that page.
I am a bit behind (OK so many people would say I’m a big behind) so it may be nearer midnight (BST), but it will get up there this weekend.
AYPK you need to be a FAN of that Facebook page in order for me to invite you to the utility.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7266299571
Naturally, I really hope you will find the Business Success Utility useful.
See you there.
Peter