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...This focus on expanding education rather than abridging it is built into the structure of the Web site. Magliozzi notes that reading the blogs and lecture summaries is far from a replacement for lecture attendance and readings. “If you want to pass the class, you can do that,” he says of the scope of the site. “You won’t get an A reading our blog. If you skip all the classes, you’re quite frankly screwed...
Sanford Kreisberg, an independent consultant who runs the business school admissions blog HBSGURU.com, speculated that the increase may be tied to falling financial markets...
...last fall, the bulk of McCain's online staff had been let go; his bare-bones website was the technological equivalent of a soapbox-derby car on a busy freeway. The McCain blog has been infrequently updated, many organizational tools were absent, and the social-networking feature, called McCainSpace, was left unfinished, with a note for supporters to "stay tuned." Even today, if you go to McCain's website, you are more likely than not to find a page that just asks for money and broadcasts the campaign's message, with issue papers, press releases and videos...
...contrast, Obama's website is engineered for engagement: prompts invite people to volunteer, make phone calls and find nearby events. "Don't just fill out this volunteer form and wait," it reads. "Get started on your own." The blog is maintained by a former journalist; the social-networking function is managed by a founder of Facebook...
...more on Bill Polian's IOP visit, check out the Sports Blog...