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March 26, 2008 (18y ago)
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  1. Pearson is betting the company's future on the ability to beat open education (blog.nixty.com)
    1 points 1
  2. Ask HN: To use an email import in sign up or not to use an email import?

    It seems pretty commonplace now for signups to go something like this:<p>Step 1 Sign up and verify you are not a robot --><p>Step 2 Connect and invite friends through an email import program…

    1 points 0
  3. Creation Spaces: Summary of a Very Intriguing Concept (nixty.com)
    1 points 0
  4. Ask HN: Content or Wording on Beta Invites?

    We are getting ready to launch our new service (www.nixty.com). We have a list of a couple of thousand people that have signed up for the beta. I'm putting together an invitation to ask these people to join and help…

    1 points 0
  5. How does any American family make it on less than 50k a year (businessinsider.com)
    6 points 0
  6. Facebook’s Buchheit: The Future Is Lightweight Conversations (techcrunch.com)
    11 points 5
  7. YouTube EDU 350+ Courses (techcrunch.com)
    3 points 0
  8. Ask HN: Is this true?

    We were in the process of hiring a CTO. One of our programmers suggested that server guys are not normally good coders; and programmers are not normally good server guys. He suggested that, in general, the fields have…

    26 points 42
  9. Ask HN: Is it OK to submit job postings on HN?

    I'd like to post a position, but I'm not sure if it is OK to do so. Any clarification would be great.

    11 points 1
  10. TechCrunch Disrupt Conference in NYC - Submissions due by 3/26 (disrupt.techcrunch.com)
    1 points 0
  11. Ask HN: Agnostic Platform vs. Segmented Approach? or Both?

    We are in the process of launching our site/service. We've been through the incubator process. The sales prof's tell you to segment, segment, segment. Get a target market and focus on it like a laser. Classic Crossing…

    2 points 0
  12. University Changes Tenure Guidelines (nixty.com)
    3 points 0
  13. Ask HN: Which logo do you like better? Why? (nixty.com)
    3 points 19
  14. Ask HN: What do you think of prepopulation to seed a service?

    This idea of pre-populating a web service with information from people and companies seems to be growing. One company that has done a nice job of this is teachstreet.com. They allow people to recommend teachers. That…

    6 points 4
  15. Ask HN: What do you think our our ePortfolio designs?

    Just posted some screenshots for our ePortfolio product at www.nixty.com. Would love to hear some feedback from the HN crew!<p>ePortfolios are what students and educators use to post their CV/resume and display…

    1 points 0
  16. Ask HN: What would an ideal online learning platform look like?

    Imagine you have limitless money and can create an ideal online learning site. What would it look like? How would it work? What features/tools (e.g., grade book, discussion posts, wiki).) would it include? How might it…

    14 points 25
  17. Ask YC: Do you like our overview video?

    We just finished up our marketing video and would love some feedback from the community. We've showed it to about 25 people so far and have received some solid criticism. You can find it at www.nixty.com. Just click on…

    3 points 15
  18. Ask YC: First and Last Name + Username vs only Username?

    We are finalizing our sign-up process for NIXTY (www.nixty.com). Broadly, our market consists of educators, learners, and academic institutions. We subscribe to the belief that getting users easy access is hugely…

    6 points 19