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Selling course notes

Here is a NY Time article on the financial opportunity in selling class notes. This is one of those topics that relates to my past professional life. I had no interest in selling notes, but I was interested in the … Continue reading

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Coding is not the issue

I must be careful when I characterize what other people advocate because I may not actually understand their intent. This is the case with my reaction to educators who have discovered coding. Is the intent that it would be helpful … Continue reading

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Future of the Book

Extended essay from The Economist on the future of the book. The essay can be either read or listened to.

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I wonder how Google identifies SEO scammers

I have a Google search question. Can the Google search algorithm tell the difference between a social bookmarking site and a link farm. I know that Google search drastically lowers the ranking of sites it interprets as a link farm … Continue reading

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Another comment option

I wish Google would add another option to commenting. The system as it exists seems optimized for collaborative writing. Adding a “commenting” option that would kind of fit between suggesting and viewing would be better suited to peer editing. Suggesting … Continue reading

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A new type of textbook

The improvement of the textbook has been an interest for many years. Hence, when I locate an article on the topic I must curb my reaction which is often that the article offers ideas that seem novel but actually are … Continue reading

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