Comments on: TheCollegeFreeway — the free way to share class notes, using Facebook http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:52:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Sean Conway http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-830109 Sean Conway Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:06:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-830109 Notehall.com I should add haha Notehall.com I should add haha

]]> By: Sean Conway http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-830108 Sean Conway Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:05:58 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-830108 I guess you guys havent seen the new kids on the block. Quality documents that are actually relevant to your course I guess you guys havent seen the new kids on the block. Quality documents that are actually relevant to your course

]]> By: Andres http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-829671 Andres Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:10:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-829671 Aniq go fuck yourself Aniq go fuck yourself

]]> By: Online homework helper Cramster gets $3 million » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-829523 Online homework helper Cramster gets $3 million » VentureBeat Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:47:38 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-829523 [...] While Cramster has already experienced growth during this past school year and has good standing with its Courses 2.0 Facebook application, Cramster’s initial round of funding will go towards new subject areas beyond math and science, as well as marketing towards college and high school markets. There are a number of education-related networks that provide online resources and/or leverage Facebook for homework assistance, such as TheCollegeFreeway. [...] [...] While Cramster has already experienced growth during this past school year and has good standing with its Courses 2.0 Facebook application, Cramster’s initial round of funding will go towards new subject areas beyond math and science, as well as marketing towards college and high school markets. There are a number of education-related networks that provide online resources and/or leverage Facebook for homework assistance, such as TheCollegeFreeway. [...]

]]> By: Wikipedia Brown http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-800739 Wikipedia Brown Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:58:09 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-800739 Oh hai. I can has startup? What an awful execution of a 'good' concept. Too bad all us Ivy league kids are too cutthroat to put anything legit up on there... Oh hai. I can has startup?

What an awful execution of a ‘good’ concept. Too bad all us Ivy league kids are too cutthroat to put anything legit up on there…

]]> By: jey2283 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-771808 jey2283 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:50:41 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-771808 <a href="http://www.sharenotes.com" rel="nofollow">ShareNotes.com</a> (http://www.ShareNotes.com) is a unique online lecture note sharing service. We've created a collaborative environment that allows college students who share classes to also share their lecture notes, exams information, written reports, study guides and more. <a href="http://www.sharenotes.com" rel="nofollow">ShareNotes.com</a> is 100% free to use, simply <a href="http://www.sharenotes.com/getting-started-with-share-notes/sharenotes-create-account.php" rel="nofollow">create a log in</a> and start sharing / downloading lecture notes. Additionally, <a href="http://www.sharenotes.com" rel="nofollow">ShareNotes.com</a> does not take any part of the your commissions, Share your notes without sharing the profits. <a href="http://www.sharenotes.com/ipod-giveway.php" rel="nofollow">Ipod Touch Giveaway</a> iPod Touches will be given away as follows: 250th Registered Member With Uploaded Notes 500th Registered Member With Uploaded Notes 1000th Registered Member With Uploaded Notes 1500th Registered Member With Uploaded Notes 2500th Registered Member With Uploaded Notes Member Who Uploads the 500th Note Member Who Uploads the 1000th Note Member Who Uploads the 1500th Note Member Who Uploads the 2000th Note Member Who Uploads the 2500th Note FYI: thecollegefreeway.com became coursehero.com and is now a paid subscription service :(. ShareNotes.com (http://www.ShareNotes.com) is a unique online lecture note sharing service. We’ve created a collaborative environment that allows college students who share classes to also share their lecture notes, exams information, written reports, study guides and more.

ShareNotes.com is 100% free to use, simply create a log in and start sharing / downloading lecture notes. Additionally, ShareNotes.com does not take any part of the your commissions, Share your notes without sharing the profits.

Ipod Touch Giveaway
iPod Touches will be given away as follows:
250th Registered Member With Uploaded Notes
500th Registered Member With Uploaded Notes
1000th Registered Member With Uploaded Notes
1500th Registered Member With Uploaded Notes
2500th Registered Member With Uploaded Notes

Member Who Uploads the 500th Note
Member Who Uploads the 1000th Note
Member Who Uploads the 1500th Note
Member Who Uploads the 2000th Note
Member Who Uploads the 2500th Note

FYI: thecollegefreeway.com became coursehero.com and is now a paid subscription service :( .

]]> By: TheCollegeFreeway, Inc. http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-760412 TheCollegeFreeway, Inc. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:51:19 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-760412 Check out http://www.CourseHero.com for tons of added content! Check out http://www.CourseHero.com for tons of added content!

]]> By: Online College Math Course http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-715136 Online College Math Course Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:41:54 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-715136 Where was this blog a year ago? Great article (the free way to share class notes, using Facebook)! Can you believe I was searching for Online College Math Course when I fond this post Thursday. Where was this blog a year ago? Great article (the free way to share class notes, using Facebook)! Can you believe I was searching for Online College Math Course when I fond this post Thursday.

]]> By: Ian postman http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-661166 Ian postman Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:56:59 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-661166 Yo I don't see what all the fuss is about. I love the college free way. I am gay, but the college freeway is no where near as gay as I am. And I would know because I got a reacharound from my finance professor. Toodles!! Postman Yo I don’t see what all the fuss is about. I love the college free way. I am gay, but the college freeway is no where near as gay as I am. And I would know because I got a reacharound from my finance professor.

Toodles!!
Postman

]]> By: Greg Ziemak http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-661096 Greg Ziemak Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:32:09 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-661096 if you dont like the site dont use it. get a life. if you dont like the site dont use it. get a life.

]]> By: Cornell student '09 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-656042 Cornell student '09 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:11:53 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-656042 I heard that during SAE's pledging they forced the pledges to upload documents onto the college freeway? i thought the incentive of spreading knowledge was supposed to be enough :-( I heard that during SAE’s pledging they forced the pledges to upload documents onto the college freeway?

i thought the incentive of spreading knowledge was supposed to be enough :-(

]]> By: TCF? http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-656014 TCF? Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:08:32 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-656014 Hmm Allan Amitay? Isnt he a brother in the SAE fraternity which started the college freeway? well... thats just deceiving Hmm Allan Amitay? Isnt he a brother in the SAE fraternity which started the college freeway?

well… thats just deceiving

]]> By: James Ioannidis http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-630562 James Ioannidis Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:14:37 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-630562 Aniq, I'm a member of the team at TheCollegeFreeway.com. I'm sorry you haven't been able to find useful content on our site, but I'm glad to hear others like Allan have. The site launched only two months ago, so perhaps more relevant documents will be available in the future. In the meantime, why not help out your colleagues by uploading? With the runaway growth of sites like Wikipedia, it seems that philanthropy and online image are more than enough motivation for user contribution, but keep an eye peeled for future incentives! Also, I'm not sure what you mean by a site "far less advanced than Scribd or DocStoc." If you have any specific suggestions we're definitely interested, just shoot an email to james@thecollegefreeway.com Lastly I'd like to point out that "all of the course documents" are not available on Blackboard. Blackboard sites are typically only available for the current semester. Our service is fundamentally different than Blackboard's, allowing students to contribute documents and allowing those documents to be retrieved across schools and semesters. Aniq, I’m a member of the team at TheCollegeFreeway.com. I’m sorry you haven’t been able to find useful content on our site, but I’m glad to hear others like Allan have.

The site launched only two months ago, so perhaps more relevant documents will be available in the future. In the meantime, why not help out your colleagues by uploading? With the runaway growth of sites like Wikipedia, it seems that philanthropy and online image are more than enough motivation for user contribution, but keep an eye peeled for future incentives!

Also, I’m not sure what you mean by a site “far less advanced than Scribd or DocStoc.” If you have any specific suggestions we’re definitely interested, just shoot an email to james@thecollegefreeway.com

Lastly I’d like to point out that “all of the course documents” are not available on Blackboard. Blackboard sites are typically only available for the current semester. Our service is fundamentally different than Blackboard’s, allowing students to contribute documents and allowing those documents to be retrieved across schools and semesters.

]]> By: Allan Amitray http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-626796 Allan Amitray Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:24:31 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-626796 On the other hand, I'm also a student at Cornell and I've found plenty of relevant documents, regardless if someone from a fraternity started the site. Additionally, knowing that my last year's Econ review guide is being viewed by over 100 students is more than enough reason to continue uploading throughout my stay here; I would rather see my work be used by others instead of being dragged into the recycling bin. All in all, its a great idea and its already doing wonders for students who have access to relevant documents. It may lock horns with teachers or find troubles when looking for uploaders, but I look forward to the site expanding; because there will be a lot more happy students than just the founders of TCF. On the other hand, I’m also a student at Cornell and I’ve found plenty of relevant documents, regardless if someone from a fraternity started the site.

Additionally, knowing that my last year’s Econ review guide is being viewed by over 100 students is more than enough reason to continue uploading throughout my stay here; I would rather see my work be used by others instead of being dragged into the recycling bin.

All in all, its a great idea and its already doing wonders for students who have access to relevant documents. It may lock horns with teachers or find troubles when looking for uploaders, but I look forward to the site expanding; because there will be a lot more happy students than just the founders of TCF.

]]> By: Aniq Rahman http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-625634 Aniq Rahman Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:30:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/09/thecollegefreeway-the-free-way-to-share-class-notes-using-facebook/#comment-625634 This website is a joke. As a Cornell student, I haven't found a single document that is useful for my classes yet on it. Someone in the fraternity of one of the guys that start this (SAE) told me that these guys have gotten a $2MM valuation already (via a $200K investment for 10%). Honestly - a ridiculous sum of money for a site far less advanced that Scribd or DocStoc and with 0 design (the icons are from famfamfam and the page itself makes me want to introduce them to a swatch), a horrible domain name, etc. Overall - there is hardly any motivation for someone to upload their documents (especially since all of the course documents - including old exams - are already on http://blackboard.cornell.edu/ - or sites at respective universities using Blackboard - another Cornell University venture started a decade ago). I don't see many students using this and definitely do not see professors using this - and the copyright disclaimer is laughable as well... This website is a joke. As a Cornell student, I haven’t found a single document that is useful for my classes yet on it. Someone in the fraternity of one of the guys that start this (SAE) told me that these guys have gotten a $2MM valuation already (via a $200K investment for 10%). Honestly – a ridiculous sum of money for a site far less advanced that Scribd or DocStoc and with 0 design (the icons are from famfamfam and the page itself makes me want to introduce them to a swatch), a horrible domain name, etc.

Overall – there is hardly any motivation for someone to upload their documents (especially since all of the course documents – including old exams – are already on http://blackboard.cornell.edu/ – or sites at respective universities using Blackboard – another Cornell University venture started a decade ago). I don’t see many students using this and definitely do not see professors using this – and the copyright disclaimer is laughable as well…

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