TinyGrab has new owners, and is now stable!

27th July 2011

This news has just landed in my inbox….

As many of you noticed, the past few months have been very rocky for TinyGrab. Starting with the first downtime in March, TinyGrab experienced a series of unfortunate events that made the application and the service embarrassingly unreliable.

But we are thrilled to announce that on July 8th, TinyGrab was acquired by development agency Company 52 and has begun a new chapter; one of stability and growth………

You can read the rest of the article at TinyGrab.

elearn – Make Your Designs Shine from the Inside – Clicky-Clicky Bling-Bling (Part 2 of 2)

By Cammy Bean / June 2011

In the first part of this two-part series on design, Cammy Bean introduced the concept of “clicky-click bling-bling.”

Now that we’ve recognized the signs of content with flash and no substance, we’re ready to create good design that will engage users.

How to make sure your graphics shine………….

Read the rest of the article at elearn Featured Articles.

elearn – Avoiding the Trap of Clicky-Clicky Bling-Bling (Part 1 of 2)

By Cammy Bean / June 2011

“All that glitters is not gold.” ~ William Shakespeare

For a modern translation, and applicable to our industry: “All that is clicky-clicky bling-bling does not make for an effective learning experience.”

What is Clicky-Clicky Bling-Bling?

Read the rest of the article at elearn Featured Articles.

Rapid E-Learning from Kineo

What changes are you dealing with right now?

New products, new regulations, new policies, new procedures, new systems….

Reactions to problems that just can’t wait?  Opportunities that will go away if you don’t do something?

According to research by Bersin 89% of companies need to develop e-learning solutions within 3 weeks. A Forrester survey published in March 2010 found that rapid e-learning is the fastest growing part of the e-learning market. Forrester found rapid e-learning is ideal where:

• speed is an issue
• content needs updating frequently
• content is being repurposed from other documents
• content which has a short shelf life
• budgets are low

Over 50% of organisations Forrester surveyed used rapid elearning for:

• Compliance training
• Process and procedure training
• Desktop Systems/application training

Kineo specialise in Rapid E-Learning and have developed a range of services to support organisations with their e-learning developments. Their services include over 20 free guides on how to create rapid e-learning.

Read more…

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