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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. ” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. They’re amazing. It’s now an LMS too.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Guardian : “ Student Loans Company ‘spied on vulnerable students’ social media’ ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. billion over 10 years, according to an Education Department cost analysis, Politico reported this week.” ” Great.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” ” Via The Guardian : “ Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner associate.” Maybe social media is broken, Cathy O’Neil suggests. ” No.