Update: Although you can’t copy and paste the podcatching URL from the iTunes client, it is apparently possible to expose the podcatching URL from the administration interface. I have no direct information about why this is so. However, it is consistent with Apple’s general approach to DRM. It may be that by making it […]
Why iTunes University is a Game Changer
This is part 5 of a series of posts documenting a vist to Apple headquarters in February, 2005. For the full series, see part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, and part 6. In my last post, I made the case that we should feel reasonably safe taking Apple at their […]
Who's Afraid of iTunes U?
This is part 4 of a series of posts documenting a vist to Apple headquarters in February, 2005. For the full series, see part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5. and part 6. In my last post, I outlined Apple’s business model, particularly as it relates to the higher education market. You […]
Apple's Stake in Higher Education
This is part 3 of a series of posts documenting a vist to Apple headquarters in February, 2005. For the full series, see part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5. and part 6. If you want to understand how a company is going to treat you as a customer, you have to […]
Apple Trip, Day 2–the Warm-up
This is part 2 of a series of posts documenting a visit to Apple headquarters in February, 2005. For the full series, see part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5. and part 6. Holy cow. My brain is melting. We just had an eleven-hour marathon day of executive briefings on the Apple […]
Apple Visit, Day 1
This is part 1 of a series of posts documenting a vist to Apple headquarters in February, 2005. For the full series, see part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5. and part 6. We arrived in Cupertino today. I flew JetBlue non-stop from JFK to San Jose for an amazingly low […]
Blackboard wins clearance to buy WebCT
Looks like the Blackboard/WebCT merger has been approved: FEB. 6 10:36 A.M. ET Blackboard Inc., an education software developer, said Monday it received clearance from the Department of Justice to buy WebCT Inc., a rival provider of Internet learning software, and expects to close the deal in March or April. Up until now, I believe […]