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Online crowdfunding has been gaining momentum over the past few years and is becoming an increasingly powerful resource for startups and indie projects. Check out this cool infographic created by GoGetFunding.com for some interesting details on the recent growth of the crowdfunding industry. For a more detailed report, check out the 2012 “Crowdfunding Industry Report: […]
From Createbiz – Online Business School for the New Creative Economy. We are redefining the nature of “work” and no other group is more out front in their thinking than creative professionals. Designers, artists, writers, film makers, videoographers, web developers, fashion designers, musicians, and the emerging market of “makers” are redefining work-life balance and what […]
Ericsson put together an inspiring 20-minute video promoting its “Networked Society” and “Future of Learning” movements. It’s worth watching whether or not you work in education because it makes some poignant statements about issues that affect our society as a whole. Here are 5 quick take-aways: 1) Instead of molding students to fit into the […]
Here is a fresh perspective on what it is like to teach a MOOC, the Massive Open Online Courses being developed by Coursera, edX and others, from Kevin Werbach, an Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School in Pennsylvania – recently published in the Pandodaily. “The Wharton School of the […]
For creative professionals and masters of a craft – sometimes it’s worth looking beyond selling your services and towards teaching them. There’s a big “how-to” market out there, especially online. Consider supplementing your revenue by teaching others what you know. It’s a great way to increase visibility too. Even if you’re a perfectionist and don’t […]
The Most Interesting Startup in the World They have no employees, only customers. Strangers ride the elevator up and down, just to hear their pitch. When they meet with Angels, they take equity… in their investors. Their seed round was an IPO. They once pivoted all the way around, just to see how it feels. […]
The Sakai division of rSmart, an internationally popular learning management system (LMS) was acquired by Asahi Net International, a subsidiary of a major Japanese internet service provider. According to EdSurge, the acquisition represents a: “move that bolsters the Japanese company’s move into the higher-ed LMS market in the U.S.” Jim Farmer, from e-Literate, sees the […]
Coursera is experimenting with a monetization and retention strategy, which offers students “Signature Tracks” that lead to verified completion certificates. The vast majority of users are just dropping in to take free courses, but the company introduced a “Signature Track” to try to put more weight behind the end-of-course awards issued by universities that […]
Last week, Dave Kusek did a keynote presentation at the ADISQ conference in Montreal, Canada. He spoke about current effective marketing strategies for musicians and artists in the digital age. Business models for success. Here’s the presentation.
Here are a few ideas for making the most out of HootSuite and managing social media as a band. If you are going “DIY” on your promotional campaign, things like pre-scheduling important tweets in advance of hitting the road can be a big help. The music industry has changed so much in the past decade, […]
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