Kirsten Winkler

Skype has become boring and why that’s a good thing

Kirsten Winkler — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:18:54 +0000

I quoted Clay Shirky on that quite a bit already, but I think his idea that tech first needs to become boring in order to make a real impact on society is straight on, still. It seems that Skype finally … Continue reading →

It was the better Idea, it was the worst Idea

Kirsten Winkler — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:24:52 +0000

Based loosely on “A Tale of two Cities” let’s talk a bit about books today. To be precise about the two different business decisions two of most renown brands in the book sector took recently. Encyclopedia Britannica decided to go … Continue reading →

The End is Nigh: Ads in Skype Calls and Teens rather ask a Search Engine

Kirsten Winkler — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:55:30 +0000

Well, I suppose this had to happen sooner or later. Today, I saw my first ad during a Skype call. Though I was able to minimize it, there was still a constant little message reading “show ad” on the right … Continue reading →

TED-Ed turns Education into Hollywood

Kirsten Winkler — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:43:29 +0000

It’s up to you to decide if this is a good or bad thing, I for once say it is better than most stuff we have at the moment. I have always been a fan of production quality and thought … Continue reading →

Follow the Money – Be an Egoist to become an Altruist

Kirsten Winkler — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:49:13 +0000

Here is a short one, but I’ll work out this thought in a lengthier post this week. I see many educators creating content in order to support learners from less favored corners of the earth. They want to make this … Continue reading →

Lost in Translation No More – Rapid Online Translation is Taking Over

Kirsten Winkler — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:49:42 +0000

As you might have noticed, I did not write a post yesterday though the goal was to write one article a day. Well, I think I have kind of an excuse: I had a slipped disk and did not really … Continue reading →

Sorry, but No, You CAN’T Make Money Online NOW

Kirsten Winkler — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:19:11 +0000

Somehow I ended up where it had all begun, life goes in circles, I guess. The post featuring the ant and the grasshopper seems to have struck the nerve of the edupreneurs out there, it even landed on the agenda … Continue reading →

The iPad 2 for $399 is the real Threat to Competitors

Kirsten Winkler — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:34:49 +0000

Yay, the “new” iPad is here!!!…meh. But the thing is that Apple does not need to bring out cutting edge, insanely great devices at the moment. Even their old iPhones, iPods and iPads are playing in another league compared to … Continue reading →

Education App Stores as new Revenue Model

Kirsten Winkler — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:15:18 +0000

Today a shorter article on emerging business / revenue models in education. Edmodo, the secure social network for K12 schools and teachers announced their API today along with the launch of their own app store with 35 partners. As Chris … Continue reading →

The Ant and the Grasshopper – Why (most) Teaching Platforms fail

Kirsten Winkler — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:43:35 +0000

A good friend asked for some advice where to find teaching platforms or portals in the ESL space that actually attract paying students. The problem is that he is not asking the right question. The question has to be “How … Continue reading →