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Lynda.com Move To LinkedIn Learning Spurs Complaints Over Privacy Issues

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In what looks to be a rough transition for users of Lynda.com , library users of Lynda.com's wide range of educational topics and courses are finding they are running into major privacy issues through LinkedIn's new, forced move of users from Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning. Lynda.com was acquired by LinkedIn in 2015 for $1.5

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Techstars Foundation Opens Grant Applications From Nonprofits

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The group said it is looking for 501(c)(3) organization that are running educational programs aligned with its efforts to support and develop under-represented entrepreneurs. Techstars created the Techstars Foundation in 2015, in a bid to help increase the number of underrepresented entrepreneurs in the ecosystem.

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CLU's Gerhard Apfelthaler: What I Learned In 2014

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What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015? As an educator, I am looking forward to innovations in online learning. gerhard apfelthaler education incubator' Execution starts with selling an idea, creating buy in, followed by goal setting and creating a good sense of accountability. READ MORE>>.

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Edtech Venture Funding Down in 2016, But Still Tops $1B

Xconomy

While we’re looking at venture deal numbers from the past year , let’s consider the education technology industry, which isn’t broken out by sector in the general reports I’ve seen. education tech companies totaled $1.03 billion invested in 198 deals in 2015, according to EdSurge. The EdSurge report.

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Internet of Elephants launches Wildeverse, an AR game about endangered animals and conservation

TechCrunch LA

” For Shah, the newest launch for Internet of Elephants continues the company’s mission, which began in 2015 when the American-born Shah forsook a career in consulting to launch his AR-based gaming company. Finally there’s an educational element to the game.

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Six ways to make your site-app-product go viral.

Berkonomics

From its start in 2015, the number of registered users has “suddenly” climbed from 45 million in 2017 to a reported 300 million by the end of 2020. And the tools for most are available, sometimes free, for the educated marketer. Discord is a great example of a company going viral mostly from word of mouth. Fifth: reaction.

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How Groups are Closing the Security Skills Gap, Boosting Diversity

Xconomy

According to a 2015 study from Frost & Sullivan and the (ISC)² Foundation, there could be more than 1.5 Today, there is a massive shortage of cybersecurity talent across the globe. million unfilled cybersecurity positions globally by 2020.

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