Read/Write Web interviews the founders of Elgg. Quote from Dave Tosh:

“Elgg focuses on the learner and interactions whereas VLE’s focus on the course and content delivery.”

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TechDirt: MTV Still Looking to Be The MTV of the Internet:

“Again, it’s the same ‘old media’ thinking at MTV. Atom [Atom Entertainment recently purchased by MTV] is much more about distribution of video than about sharing and interacting with video.”

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Marketwatch: “By merely combining a pent-up demand with ease-of-use you get the YouTube phenomenon. It’s brain dead simple, but I’m telling you that is all there is to it.”