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What you need 2 know: 3rd Party Content

eLearning 24-7

Who remembers NetG? NetG, was the evil empire of the days gone past – ok, in my mind. speed with no latency issues would be acquired by NetG and shoved into the Raiders of the Ark storage facility, next to the ark itself. Then: Quality was mixed. Back in the day, there were some big names out there. Static rules!

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Content – Change the Narrative

eLearning 24-7

The highest quality? At one time, it was the biggest brand out there, and a vendor who bought up other well-known content providers such as NetG and ElementK. I’ve seen content where the person is wearing casual clothing, but the computer on the desk is outdated and people are sitting behind high quality desks.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: eLearning Brand Name Recognition?

Learning Visions

Denise has a really good point about the high-touch quality of the custom development houses, which is so essential in this biz. I used to pitch up against some of the "big guys" -- NetG, SkillSoft -- who do some custom development, but the clients would choose our small shop because we provided better customer service.

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CLO Competencies: The Path for Future Learning Leaders

CLO Magazine

Whether as a high-performance team leader or the head of a department, the future CLO must have the qualities of a leader. Dr. James L’Allier serves as Chief Learning Officer and Vice President, Research and Development of Thomson NETg, Inc. Comment below or email editors@CLOmedia.com. .

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Merger mania in and around eLearning

The Learning Circuits

All of this comes of the heels of SkillSoft releasing SkillSoft Dialogue , their version of a virtual classroom and NETg buying KnowledgeNet last year for their virtual classroom technology/LMS resulting in their Knowledge Now suite.

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A Conversation with Bryan Austin of mLevel

Kapp Notes

Bryan has had a distinguished career in corporate Learning & Development, including leadership roles with Skillsoft, Kaplan, AchieveGlobal and NETg. Combine this with static or reduced budgets and a workforce that increasingly demands high quality, highly engaging experiences – something’s got to give! He founded Game On!