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overheard in a facebook status update

In overheard on 28 October 2008 tagged credentials, education, facebook, higher-education, overheard, phd, sais with no comments

***** is thinking about a PhD in economics. SAIS has made her terrified of applying for a job.

Note that more advanced education has made someone more wary of the job market.
The perceived need for an advanced degree to remain competitive is a growing problem. The fact that a diploma is a commodity means that [...]

the next step(s) for social networking

In edumication, essays, technology on 14 October 2007 tagged big-ideas, facebook, identity, privacy, programming, scm, security, social-networking, social-networks, source-control-management, technology with 3 comments

Why are my friends and acquaintances significant to me? Largely (and couched with deliberate callousness), I care about them because of what they do for me. They provide value. Whether this is because I inevitably have fun around them; because they know how to do the things I want to; or because [...]