In short, the last week has seen the internet buzzing with activity – from some astonishing statistics in the mobile domain to eBooks taking the centre stage in publishing market and the entry of QR in eLearning. Everything you wanted to know about QR codes and implementing them in eLearning. Shoppers Are Going Mobile. Stores that don’t support mobile shopping will lose favor with consumers, says Macys.com’s CEO. of the Best Online Collaborative Drawing Tools. Gartner Forecasts Mobile App Store Revenues Will Hit $15 Billion in 2011. MORE >>

We have also included a couple of guides and tips on some eLearning and mLearning topics that will help you in creating effective learning experiences and designing mobile apps respectively. Besides this, you will find a sprinkling of information and news on HTML5, Android v/s iPhone features, games etc. Free Guide: 10 Reasons To Implement eLearning. The Best eLearning Demo I Have Ever Seen. Talks about an eLearning program by luxury automobile maker Lexus, at a time when it had debuted along with a whole new philosophy of car sales. MORE >>

Now that we have thought about what we can do with our existing courseware let’s think about building some new eLearning and what’s all the fuss about HTML5. HTML5 is being touted as the future of the mobile web and essential for any web-based mLearning – but is it really? And if HTML5 is key to delivering eLearning on the iPad, but unless your organisation is adopting the iPad as the ‘preferred’ device, HTML5 may not be the best option for developing your eLearning. HTML5 works best with IE10 and browsers like Maxthon, Chrome, Firefox and Safari. MORE >>

In continuation to our weekly roundup of the best links shared on Twitter and Facebook, here is a collection of our top 15 links from the last week, each accompanied by a quick brief. The Ultimate iPhone Guide: 60+ Essential Resources. The iPhone had a great year in 2010. Here’s a roundup of all the iPhone coverage this year. This article debunks the 10 myths about video in eLearning. Lets Understand the Mobile Phone Market, installed base and smartphones vs dumbphones. Mobile author Tomi Ahonen gives stats-filled analysis of the handset market. MORE >>

Larry Ober has been nominated as Best eLearning Designer in the  Maestro eLearning Awards , dubbed the OSCARS of the eLearning industry. What follows is an interview between Steve and the award’s organizers,  Maestro eLearning. How did you get your start with eLearning design? Several years ago we engaged a vendor to create three eLearning modules for a new product launch. As you know, good quality eLearning modules are expensive. Since then, I have created numerous eLearning modules, games, assessments, and other content. MORE >>