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About.com Owner Acquires Online Tutoring Service, Tutor.com

By Dian Schaffhauser 01/14/13 Online tutoring company Tutor.com has a new owner. IAC, the Barry Diller organization that owns About.com, Ask.com, Match.com, Newsweek and The Daily Beast, and Vimeo, among other well-known online brands, acquired Tutor.com for an undisclosed amount of money. The tutoring company was founded in 1998 and currently claims 2,500 “screened and […]

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Gilfus Education Group brings Colleges/Universities/Schools into the Digital Era

Over the last few years the Gilfus Education Group has been leading global efforts in supporting the initiatives of many of the industries leading educational institutions, elearning organizations and the educational companies that serve them. We achieve this by providing insights and capabilities that allow organizations to make strategic decisions and implement practical change while

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Gilfus Advisors Network Welcomes Experts in 2013

Congratulations to the following Advisors who have recently been accepted to join the Network! Linda Briesacher – President, Focus-edu Linda brings thirty years of industry experience, a deep understanding of sales management, and an extensive network of connections in the education space to the Gilfus Advisors Network. In her current role at Focus-edu, Linda utilizes

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Nook Media Takes $89.5M From Pearson, Says Holiday Sales Fell Below Expectations

Nook Media, the Barnes & Noble subsidiary that handles Nook e-readers and digital content, announced today that education publisher Pearson has invested $89.5 million, giving it a 5 percent stake in the company. Nook Media spun out from Barnes & Noble earlier this. B&N owns 78.2 percent , while Microsoft (which made a big investment aimed at

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Advisors Welcome Three Experts to the Network

Jane Hatterer, Digital Media and Online Strategist Jane is leads teams at the cutting edge of operational and strategic development at education institutions and media organizations. She currently serves as a policy advisor to the iZone, a community of innovative New York City schools, where she, among other responsibilities, provides strategic counsel and researches policy

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e-Learning and Services Operations experts join the Gilfus Advisors Network

Floyd Saner, e-Learning Consultant Floyd Saner has more than forty years of work experience that spans the fields of engineering, teaching, and administration. Since 2003, his work has focused on educational technology and online learning in a variety of settings.  Floyd’s background in technology and education enables him to address the full scope of online

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Blackboard and Pearson Announce International Content Integration Partnership

Market-leading LMS and World’s Leading Learning Companies Bring Seamless Transition Between Pearson’s MyLab & Mastering and Blackboard Learn to Global Markets By Blackboard Inc.; Pearson Published: Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 – 8:54 am WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc. and Pearson have expanded the availability of an integration for Pearson’s leading learning solution

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McGraw-Hill to Sell Education Business to Apollo for $2.5 Billion

McGraw-Hill’s education print revenues have been rapidly declining while the company has had great difficulties and political infighting about evolving to digital products and services. Essentially the education division needs a “change of control” to help get its act together. Can a change of control help? The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) (“the Company”) today announced

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Gilfus Advisors Network Welcomes Online Learning and Public-Private Partnership Experts

Tommy White – Director of the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships Tommy White is the current Director and co-founder of the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships (IP3), a leading international adult continuing education provider of accredited (IACET and CPE) online and blended classroom courses for a diverse global, adult audience. Mr. White has over 25 years’ experience

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Gilfus Advisors Adds International and Instructional Design Experts

Massimo Gentili, International Market Development Executive Massimo Gentili is an entrepreneurial, target-driven International Sales & Business Development Senior Executive, with outstanding credentials and a proven record of accomplishments in new business development, start-up operations and market penetration. Massimo’s expertise and thorough understanding of the Computer Software/SaaS industry, along with his multi-language, networking abilities to liaise

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