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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

Prior to the whole online scene, you could access information via FTP sites known as Archie, Veronica and Jughead (yes, totally true. Formal and Informal – That’s right, it wasn’t all formal, nor was it designed to be. Informal was there. You wanted informal – not there. NetG ruined them).

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Content – Change the Narrative

eLearning 24-7

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. A video that is 2 minutes long, about safety with someone who is old enough to be your grandfather on it, isn’t going to cause anyone to retain, let along synthesize that information. .

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: eLearning Brand Name Recognition?

Learning Visions

A few weeks ago I did a very informal query on Twitter, asking people what were their favorite eLearning brands. 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. Whatever your analogy.

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LMS Satisfaction Features and Barriers

Tony Karrer

Tools for On-Demand Information - An LMS? KnowledgeNet Platform LMS Thomson NETg 2 4.10 Does a Learner WANT an LMS? Moving from One to Many - LMS Products are Two Generations Behind Leading with an LMS - Harmful to Your Health (or Skipping Stages. Extention LMS Acadia HCS 1 9.60 NetDimensions Enterprise. NetDimensions 1 9.30

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Why Corporate Training is Broken And How to Fix It

Jay Cross

The 1980s saw the shift from an industrial to an information economy. Remember Digital Think, SmartForce, Pensare, NETg, KnowledgeNet, UNext, Docent, One Touch, Centra, InterWise, and their brethren? The Millennials are used to having information at their fingertips, used to digesting, sharing and creating information on the web.