Google and other search engines have changed the way people locate information. The problem is that online students think of Google as a proper tool to use to perform research for assignments. Google Scholar may provide access to some scholarly research. ...
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Famous People Capitalizing on Manic Depression
Manic depression or bipolar disorder is a mood disorder where people experience abnormal levels of high energy or depressive states. While generally thought of as a disorder, there are many examples of people who have this disorder and used it to their advantage. via...
Famous Business Failures: Is It As Gloomy As It Sounds?
Many hopeful entrepreneurs secretly have concerns about failure. Although the failure rates are often misquoted, they are a natural concern. It is not unusual to hear someone say 9 out of 10 businesses fail within 2 years. That statistic may sound impressive, but it...
Why Companies Are Not Going IPO: Are Skype, Twitter and Facebook Projected IPOs in 2011?
There is a new trend for companies to remain privately owned. Why have mega-companies like Facebook yet to go public? The New York Times reported recently, “An I.P.O. used to be a rite of passage for a company, a sign that it had arrived. But even before the...
How Online Learning Compares to Traditional . . . Continuing the Debate
The New York Times recently reported, “An analysis of 99 studies by the federal Department of Education concluded last year that online instruction, on average, was more effective than face-to-face learning by a modest amount.” However, in this same article, they...
MOOCs: Top 10 Sites for Free Education With Elite Universities
MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Courses. Although there has been access to free online courses on the Internet for years, the quality and quantity of courses has changed. Access to free courses has allowed students to obtain a level of education that many...
New Study Shows Young Adults Find Power in Debt: Lack of Education to Blame
In recent research published in the journal Social Science Research, the data showed that young adults aged 18-27 actually felt empowered by having debt. They felt that it increased their self-esteem and made them feel in control of their lives. Because they were...
Gainful Employment Rule: Effect on For-Profit Schools and Graduation Rates
via american.com For-profit education is beginning to feel the squeeze. July 2, 2012 marks the day that the U.S. Department of Education rule goes into effect. This rule restricts students from using government aid to pay for schooling that doesn’t include...
Facebook, Google and Bing: When Companies Become So Popular Their Names Are Used as Verbs
If a company has its name used as a verb, its popularity is undeniable but it may also be problematic. Although Google is a company name, it is not unusual for it to be used as a verb, as in someone is going to “Google” something. Google and Facebook are listed as...
What is Blekko? Can the SlashTag Search Engine Compete With Google?
image via bigmouthmedia.com Blekko has been in development since 2007, but it has only recently become available to the public. Blekko is a search engine that has its sights on Google’s business. To do this, they are focusing on what they can do differently. The...
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