Competition.page

# Press

* http://thenextweb.com/industry/2011/05/14/how-the-internet-is-revolutionizing-education/
* http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/05/10-open-education-resources-you-may-not-know-about-but-should/
* http://www.hackeducation.com/2011/03/07/social-teaching-and-learning-platform-sophia-launches-its-public-beta/
* http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/28/prepmes-coursification-offers-a-personalized-online-learning-platform/
* http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/05/easel-showme-ipad-sat/ [Competition Response]()
* http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/14/techstars-demo-day-preview-immersive-signs-and-veri-cool-learning/ - Very spiffy looking, and they have video clips for missed questions and crowdsourcing to generate material, but it's all multiple choice, so not really effective for anything. For "deep learning" in topics like wine and venture capital. Lol..
* http://www.hackeducation.com/2011/04/24/level-up-with-oer-openstudy-adds-gamification-features/
* http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/04/technology/04piazza.html

# Competition by category

## Courses are offered for anyone who wants to sign up, some study/social tools 

(biggest competittors!!!)

* [Khan Academy]()
* MIT OCW + OpenStudy combo
* udemy
* nixty  
* SpacedEd
* scivee.tv
* http://www.teachstreet.com/ aggregator with business model similar to our pitch
* smart.fm - defunct
* [Lingt](http://lingt.com/)
* [CodeSchool](http://codeschool.com)

## Courses are available to anyone but no study/social tools provided

* academicearth
* itunes u
* youtube edu
* videolectures.net
* Howcast
* Educator.com
* http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/ free online textbooks
* http://www.inkling.com/ textbooks on the iPad

## Study tools but no content provided

* open study
* study blue
* koofers
* hootcourse 
* supermemo
* anki
* Flashcarddb
* memorize.com
* http://www.notehall.com/ online note marketplace

## Learning Games

* [Airy Labs](http://airylabs.com/)

## Tablet tools, digital textbooks, etc.

* Inkling
* Push Pop Press http://www.pushpoppress.com/
* MindTap http://www.cengagesites.com/academic/?site=5232

eLearning market reseach
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/344119/e_learning_global_strategic_business_report

learning management systems which can be sold to schools or businesses

http://www.desire2learn.com/learningsuite/
sakai
moodle
Blackboard
http://www.pearsoncustom.com/pearson-learning-studio/
learn.com (taleo)
skillsoft - LMS software
saba.com - LMS software
http://www.netdimensions.com/ - LMS software
http://www.knowledgepool.com/ LMS software
cognitive arts - LMS and other services
http://www.intralearn.com/
http://www.telematica.co.uk/
http://www.geolearning.com/
http://www.trivantis.com/
http://www.tatainteractive.com/
http://www.sumtotalsystems.com/ - “talent management”
http://www.inspiredelearning.com/
http://www.syberworks.com/
http://www.articulate.com/
http://www.wbtsystems.com/
http://www.stt.com/ - lol terrible site
http://www.plateau.com/ - “talent management”

online education providers

http://www.cci.edu/ - for-profit education
Apollo group - for-profit education (University of Phoenix, etc)
http://welcome.corpedia.com/ ethics and compliance training
http://miraclemind.com/ bizarre site, appears to target the family and consumer
http://www.zenosis.com/ - life science community
http://www.cegos.com - professional training
http://www.careered.com/ - how to be good at getting careers 
http://www.strayereducation.com/

Domain Specific: (possibly partners as well)
Math: Art of Problem Solving ($250 courses)
Poker: Cardrunners, Deuces Cracked 
Test prep: Allpencilsdown.com  
Software: lynda.com

Personal finance: 
etrade (free webinars)