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Demand Media Expands Into Online Learning, Buys Creativebug

socalTECH

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning it has expanded into the online learning market, and has acquired Creativebug , an online site which provides educational videos around art and carft instruction. Creativebug offers up its online courses via either subscription ($16.99 and up per course). READ MORE>>.

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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

TechCrunch LA

Entity uses all this to curate not just what courses it provides and what goes into the curriculum, but also how best to supplement that learning. Today, Entity courses also include targeted mentoring from people working in the tech industry, as well as career coaching en route to finding a job. .”

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Four ways to create marketing excellence

Berkonomics

These are still the driving focus behind most marketing courses, and deserve to be so. Then there’s the compass or cardinal definitions model for marketers : N=needs, W=wants, S=security, and E=education. Use all the techniques you learn in marketing classes to drive demand. More we are taught in marketing classes.

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Stage 32: An Education Hub For Entertainment Industry Creatives

Tech.Co

by providing cutting-edge online education to a global population of people looking to make it in the ever-evolving entertainment industry. The integration of massively open online courses (MOOCs) makes strategic sense, which is likely why LinkedIn acquired Lynda for $1.5 There’s a community feel even to our education.

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Thinkful Offers Up Stipends For LA Technology Students

socalTECH

The company explained that its program allows local students to take courses and learn in-demand skills, in exchange for 15 percent of a students' post-graduation salary over four years. The company--which also runs the program elsewhere in the nation--offers up a "engineering immersion" and other similar courses to students.

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The three legged stool of marketing excellence

Berkonomics

These are still the driving focus behind most marketing courses, and deserve to be so. Then there’s the compass or cardinal definitions model for marketers : N=needs, W=wants, S=security, and E=education. Use all the techniques you learn in marketing classes to drive demand. This makes sense too, and surely deserves time.

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7 New Opportunities Based On Trends And Demographics

Startup Professionals Musings

That means that starting soon, our doctors, hospitals, eldercare, hospice and even death care systems are going to face unprecedented demand. Autos for drivers: Waning market demand. Education: More students and different classes. Technology won’t solve this one. Immigration: Continuing on the rise.

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