EduGlu Sandbox

With six ISP’s signed up to a UK Government drive to stamp out illegal music downloads everyone is looking for the next big thing in legitimate file-sharing. I met the Grooveshark team earlier in the year when they were in beta. They had a plan to entice users by giving them a share of profits.

As the OpenLearn “Stage 2″ phase draws to a close and many of the team who set the project up move onto pastures new, its good to see the innovation continue. Back in the early days we knew there were two features that would make the site more appealing to users:
1. Something that recognised learners efforts and time on the site;

Last week I was at the Science Museum in London sitting under a giant plane tucking into a 3 course dinner and hoping, just hoping, that this time we might win an award. I was optimistic as we had been placed right next to the stage - a sure sign - unless of course they want to play some dramatic music and encourage applause as the winner walks down to the stage from the back of the room.

I’ve been reading The Word of Mouth Manual: Vol 2 by Dave Balter of BzzAgent, which interested me because: 1) it is available free as a PDF although you can buy it for $45 through Amazon 2) he is one of the few people I know of who usefully differentiates betwe

Just been checking how the OpenLearn site has been used while I’ve been away and it was nice to see us appear on AllMyFaves as this site aims to highlight the creme de la creme of the internet.