Department of Education: Online Education Beats Classroom
An interesting study from none other than the US Department of Education says that students using online education actually perform better than those who just learn in the classroom. The findings are all the more intriguing, considering the source.
The study examined a number of other studies on the subject to reach its conclusions. Online education programs should be pleased with the results.
Some of the key findings from the study:
Google’s Matt Cutts on .com Relevancy in UK
Some UK Google users have noticed that search results pages are showing more results from .com sites these days, than in the past. They are used to .co.uk sites getting better rank, and assuming that they are more relevant to their geographic location.
Certainly in some cases the .co.uk site would be more relevant to a UK searcher, but that is not always the case. Google’s Matt Cutts has posted a video in which he answers a question on this subject from a user. The question was:
Broadband Growth Fastest In Rural Areas
Over the past two years broadband has experienced the most significant growth in rural areas, according to a new study from comScore.
Rural markets (defined as having a population less than 10,000) in the U.S. saw a 16-percentage point increase in broadband penetration from Q2 2007 to Q2 2009, making it the fastest growing geographic market segment in the nation. In comparison micropolitan areas (population between 10,000-50,000) grew 14 percentage points during the same time, while metropolitan areas (population 50,000+) grew 11 percentage points.
eBay Affiliate Program Goes from CPA to CPC
eBay has announced "Quality Click Pricing" for the eBay Partner Network affiliate program. The company describes this as a new payout structure designed to further reward affiliates who drive incremental transactions on eBay, and who send "value buyers" to the company’s sites.
Possible Google News Ranking Factors Revealed in Patent?
A patent for "systems and methods for improving the ranking of news articles" was granted to Google yesterday. It was originally filed in 2003.
RT: Retweet Competition to Follow URL-Shortening Craze
Update: Retweet.com is now live.
Original Article: First Twitter ignited the URL-shortening service fire, and now a similar phenomenon appears to be happening with "retweeting" services. Retweet.com is reportedly set to launch today.
CareerBuilder Launches Social Network
CareerBuilder has announced it has launched BrightFuse.com a social networking site geared towards professionals.
To clarify CareerBuilder originally launched BrightFuse in February 2008, but in its announcement it does not mention this detail. Murdok contacted CareerBuilder for a comment but did not receive a response before publication.
Twitter Turns To Outside Sources For Advice On Own Service
Let’s say you own the most popular microblogging service on the Internet. Let’s say you want to grow that service and make it more valuable to your users (and maybe make money. You wouldn’t complain.). So you’re going to feature third party apps, but you want to feature the best ones.
Social Media: A Day In The Life Of An NFL Player
The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, formerly known as Chad Johnson, has been tweeting for sometime now. With just over 110,000 followers on Twitter and his own show on USTREAM, Ocho is giving the everyday fan a chance to see the daily life of an NFL player… however wacky the life may be.
Google Launches New Enterprise Search Features
Today Google announced two new tools for Enterprise Search – Side-By-Side search comparison and new connectors for the Google Search Appliance. Both of these features are available in Google Enterprise Labs.
Side-By-Side Search Comparison