Tag Archives: Facebook

Social Media, Social Activism, and Edupatents

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Michael Feldstein

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 Michael Feldstein

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 Michael Feldstein

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 Michael Feldstein

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 Michael Staton

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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