Word: webbed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...apparel and footwear market. Imagine my surprise, then, when we were told that Timberland refuses to advertise in Source, a magazine with one of the largest circulations in this market. Furthermore, Timberland doesn't advertise at all in any magazines that target African-Americans. Just check out their Web site at www.timberland.com for proof. Not even a hint of diversity in their models...
Deflem has since begun an Internet campaign against note-buying services. He maintains a Web site devoted to the issue and has been corresponding with administrators about the problem. Recently, he said, the University of California at Los Angeles has had some success in stopping Versity from buying notes...
Berman says much of the uproar is due to the site's novelty. "Students have for years shared notes, and the universities have had no problems that. Why can't can't they share them through the Web?" Berman asked...
...This is simply applying the power of the Internet to allow people to do that in an easier way. The Web disrupts many of the things we're used to, but if you believe it's acceptable to share notes, then Versity should be in the clear," Berman says. "Whenever something new like this comes along, people get disrupted. The Web is disrupting...
...professors are complaining, and the Web site is growing. Berman says the site will soon feature lists of frequently asked questions for various subjects, plus online study groups...