Tag Archives: Facebook

Social Media, Social Activism, and Edupatents

Posted on March 29, 2009 by

Back when the Blackboard patent and lawsuit first surfaced in July of 2006, social software was still a pretty new thing. There was a fair bit of surprise in the community when the Wikipedia page on the History of the … Continue reading →

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Vote for the D2L Million$Mission on Facebook

Posted on March 27, 2009 by

Apparently, somebody started a Facebook group supporting D2L’s offer to Blackboard to donate a million dollars to schools in return for Blackboard dropping the patent suit. Facebook groups have become a way for people to express their support for an … Continue reading →

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Things I Like About the Facebook Interface

Posted on January 11, 2009 by

There’s a lot to dislike about the Facebook user experience. The groups capabilities are pretty anemic, for example. And don’t even get me started about making me go to a web page to respond to a private message. But I … Continue reading →

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Letting Facebook Be Facebook

Posted on October 19, 2008 by

My colleague Linda Feng pointed me to an interesting article about a study by the University of Liecester about how students are using Facebook and how it impacts their lives at the university. Two critical points come out of this … Continue reading →

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SIS to Facebook Direct. Introducing Schools on Facebook.

Posted on July 31, 2008 by

Hi!  I’m Michael Staton and I’m a guest blogger.  What I say in no way represents Michael Feldstein or his ancestors.  Also, our screenshot here is of our app with Abilene Christian University, a school known for being a thought … Continue reading →

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