reported that the primary business impact of social media was not revenue generation, but “insight that helped us meet customer experience goals.”
Over all, a certificate is the highest form of education held by about 1 in 10 American workers, according to the study, which collected and crunched data from several government sources. And certificate holders earn 20 percent more than workers who hold only a high school diploma.
More surprising, however, is the finding that fully one-third of certificate holders also have an associate, bachelor’s or graduate degree. Such a large percentage suggests that workers are getting certificates to bolster skills or learn new ones in a tight job market. And people are going back to college for certificates throughout their careers, with a third of certificates earned by students over the age of 30.
First Look: SoundCloud Gets an Overhaul
READWRITEWEB | MAY 9, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/94uwS
The growth of SoundCloud has been astonishing. In only three years of existence, the social sound-sharing service has blown past 15 million users and ... Read more
New iOS app allows anyone to make 3D model from real object
TUAW - THE UNOFFICIAL APPLE WEBLOG | APRIL 20, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/8pfDR
Arqball Spin is a strangely-named iOS app that does something pretty magical: It will create fully spinnable 3D models from real-life objects. The app... Read more
Daily iPhone App: Sketch Nation Studio opens up game dev on the App Store
TUAW - THE UNOFFICIAL APPLE WEBLOG | APRIL 20, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/8pV1I
Sketch Nation Studio started out as Sketch Nation Shooter last year, a "game" on the App Store that actually let you make your own shooter game by usi... Read more
Dropbox Sharing Gets Ridiculously Easy With Links
TECHCRUNCH | APRIL 23, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/8vD41
In the words of Dropbox CEO Drew Houston, sharing documents and other files online is "bafflingly, still really difficult." I ... Read more
How the iPad Is Changing Education
READWRITEWEB | APRIL 23, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/8uUVD
The iPad may only be two years old, but it's already begun to change many things. Reading is one of them. Work is another. It is selling like crazy, b... Read more
3 Reasons Why Everyone Needs to Learn Markdown
READWRITEWEB | APRIL 17, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/8gqeL
You've probably heard of Markdown. Maybe you've heard the name for years. Perhaps you just encountered it, since it's enjoyed a renaissance lately. B... Read more
The Internet is always present. Maybe the real value to being on campus, the one worth paying for, is the part that happens offline.
College is stuck in the past, and tech is always trying to tow it out of the mud. The trick is finding a solution that provides more access to higher ... Read more
