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	<updated>2013-04-27T23:24:23Z</updated>
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		<name>Tito Costa</name>
		<email>tito@titocosta.com</email>
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    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ In search of resilience ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/in-search-of-resilience.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/In_search_of_resilience/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyXAsSCFJlc291cmNlIk51Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzA0L2luLXNlYXJjaC1vZi1yZXNpbGllbmNlLmh0bWwM</id>
      <updated>2013-04-26T05:00:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Most of the time, we build our jobs and our organizations and our lives around today, assuming that tomorrow will be a lot like now. Resilience, the ability to shift and respond to change, comes way down the list of... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Your manifesto, your culture ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/your-manifesto-your-culture.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Your_manifesto_your_culture/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyYAsSCFJlc291cmNlIlJ1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzA0L3lvdXItbWFuaWZlc3RvLXlvdXItY3VsdHVyZS5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-04-24T08:12:07Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ It's so easy to string together a bunch of platitudes and call them a mission statement. But what happens if you actually have a specific mission, a culture in mind, a manifesto for your actions? The essential choice is this:... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Majora Carter on TEDTalks | TED Blog ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://blog.ted.com/2006/06/27/majora_carter_o/" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Majora_Carter_on_TEDTalks_TED_Blog/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyPwsSCFJlc291cmNlIjF1Omh0dHA6Ly9ibG9nLnRlZC5jb20vMjAwNi8wNi8yNy9tYWpvcmFfY2FydGVyX28vDA</id>
      <updated>2013-04-19T16:38:36Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Majora Carter is the Macarthur-winning founder of Sustainable South Bronx, an organization dedicated to holistic community development, sponsoring projects that create jobs, protect the environment and bring beautiful green space to the inner city. ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Frequency, repetition and the power of saying it more than once ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/frequency-repetition-and-the-power-of-saying-it-more-than-once.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Frequency_repetition_and_the_power_of_saying_it_more_than_once/agl0aXRvc25ld3NygwELEghSZXNvdXJjZSJ1dTpodHRwOi8vc2V0aGdvZGluLnR5cGVwYWQuY29tL3NldGhzX2Jsb2cvMjAxMy8wNC9mcmVxdWVuY3ktcmVwZXRpdGlvbi1hbmQtdGhlLXBvd2VyLW9mLXNheWluZy1pdC1tb3JlLXRoYW4tb25jZS5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-04-19T05:00:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ "I'm only going to tell you this once..." There's a lot to be said for conditioning your audience to listen carefully. If they know that valuable information is only going to come at them once, they'll be more alert for... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Majora Carter and Josh Hanagarne: leading underserved tribes ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/majora-carter-and-josh-harnagane-leading-underserved-tribes.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Majora_Carter_and_Josh_Hanagarne_leading_underserved_tribes/agl0aXRvc25ld3NygAELEghSZXNvdXJjZSJydTpodHRwOi8vc2V0aGdvZGluLnR5cGVwYWQuY29tL3NldGhzX2Jsb2cvMjAxMy8wNC9tYWpvcmEtY2FydGVyLWFuZC1qb3NoLWhhcm5hZ2FuZS1sZWFkaW5nLXVuZGVyc2VydmVkLXRyaWJlcy5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-04-18T10:50:50Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Big tribes, rich tribes, tribes that change elections or root for sports teams get a ton of press. It's easy to imagine that all the slots leading these glamorous groups are already taken. While we might aspire to be the... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Speak at the 2013 Lean Startup Conference ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2013/04/speak2013.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Speak_at_the_2013_Lean_Startup_Conference/agl0aXRvc25ld3NySwsSCFJlc291cmNlIj11Omh0dHA6Ly93d3cuc3RhcnR1cGxlc3NvbnNsZWFybmVkLmNvbS8yMDEzLzA0L3NwZWFrMjAxMy5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-04-18T10:29:23Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ This
post was written by Sarah Milstein, co-host of&nbsp;The
Lean Startup Conference.


Exciting news: we’ve nailed down
dates for The Lean Startup Conference 2013. We’re holding it December 9 – 11 in San Francisco,
with sessions at the Nob Hill Masonic Center and the Fairmont Hotel, a
half-block away. This is the fourth year of the conference, and we’re acting on
feedback last year’s attendees shared with us: as Lean Startup practices have
evolved, you want in-depth talks, new speakers with fr ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Conservation of energy in conversation ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/conservation-of-energy-in-conversation.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Conservation_of_energy_in_conversation/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyawsSCFJlc291cmNlIl11Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzA0L2NvbnNlcnZhdGlvbi1vZi1lbmVyZ3ktaW4tY29udmVyc2F0aW9uLmh0bWwM</id>
      <updated>2013-04-16T05:17:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ If you escalate (cut off in traffic, angry at the gate agent, frustrated at your boss), you've just added (negative) energy to a conversation. If you escalate (high-pitched enthusiasm, a hug, encouraging words), you've just added (positive) energy to a... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ The brand is a story. But it's a story about you, not about the brand. ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/the-brand-is-a-story-but-its-a-story-about-you-not-about-the-brand.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/The_brand_is_a_story_But_it_s_a_story_about_you_not_about_the_br/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyhwELEghSZXNvdXJjZSJ5dTpodHRwOi8vc2V0aGdvZGluLnR5cGVwYWQuY29tL3NldGhzX2Jsb2cvMjAxMy8wNC90aGUtYnJhbmQtaXMtYS1zdG9yeS1idXQtaXRzLWEtc3RvcnktYWJvdXQteW91LW5vdC1hYm91dC10aGUtYnJhbmQuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-04-14T05:18:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Why prefer Coke over Pepsi or GE over Samsung or Ford over Chevy? In markets that aren't natural monopolies or where there are clear, agreed-upon metrics, how do we decide? Yes, every brand has a story—that's how it goes from... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ The Great Rebranding ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-great-rebranding.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/The_Great_Rebranding/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyUAsSCFJlc291cmNlIkJ1Omh0dHA6Ly9oYWxmYW5ob3VyLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8yMDEzLzA0L3RoZS1ncmVhdC1yZWJyYW5kaW5nLmh0bWwM</id>
      <updated>2013-04-13T13:38:20Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Responding to Michael Feldstein, who on summarizing the recent EDUCAUSE MOOC conference (see my summaries from this blog) represents MOOCs as yet another form of artifact in support of traditional instruction, diagrammed as follows:I was at the same conference of course and viewed it a bit differently. The attendees are self-selected from an audience consisting almost entirely of instructors (people outside this community were prohibited from attending). The presentations and discussion seemed  ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Paying attention (to someone else's agenda) ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/paying-attention-to-someone-elses-agenda.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Paying_attention_to_someone_else_s_agenda_/agl0aXRvc25ld3NybQsSCFJlc291cmNlIl91Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzA0L3BheWluZy1hdHRlbnRpb24tdG8tc29tZW9uZS1lbHNlcy1hZ2VuZGEuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-04-13T05:38:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ The person who sets your media/incoming queue owns your best work. There goes another an hour. An hour of responding to incoming from people I can't help, looking at stats that don't matter, thinking about problems that aren't the ones... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ "One of us is wrong... ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/one-of-us-is-wrong.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/_One_of_us_is_wrong_/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyVwsSCFJlc291cmNlIkl1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzA0L29uZS1vZi11cy1pcy13cm9uZy5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-04-11T05:13:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ and it's not me." That's the way every single conflict begins. Of course it does, because if it didn't, it wouldn't be a conflict, would it? So, given that the other person is sure you're wrong, what are you going... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ We are not living in a movie ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/we-are-not-living-in-a-movie.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/We_are_not_living_in_a_movie/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyYQsSCFJlc291cmNlIlN1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzA0L3dlLWFyZS1ub3QtbGl2aW5nLWluLWEtbW92aWUuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-04-10T05:43:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ We're not even living in a lousy reality show. Entertainment has seduced us into believing that we have a chance to live the life they live in the movies. Even the people in the movies don't live that life. It... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Where are your assets? ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/where-are-your-assets.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Where_are_your_assets_/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyWgsSCFJlc291cmNlIkx1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzA0L3doZXJlLWFyZS15b3VyLWFzc2V0cy5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-04-08T05:08:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Do work and get paid once. Build an asset and get paid for as long as it lasts. A retailer or a restaurant owner might work 18 hours a day--but the landlord makes just as much money from that effort,... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Degrees of freedom ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/degrees-of-freedom.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Degrees_of_freedom/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyVwsSCFJlc291cmNlIkl1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzA0L2RlZ3JlZXMtb2YtZnJlZWRvbS5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-04-07T05:46:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ The more choices, the more freedom, the more freedom, the harder it is to decide what to do next. When parachute jumping, at the key point, there are only two degrees of freedom: jump or not. When marketing, of course,... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Neophilia as a form of hiding ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/neophilia-as-a-form-of-hiding.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Neophilia_as_a_form_of_hiding/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyYgsSCFJlc291cmNlIlR1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzA0L25lb3BoaWxpYS1hcy1hLWZvcm0tb2YtaGlkaW5nLmh0bWwM</id>
      <updated>2013-04-05T05:45:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Every once in a while someone will say to me, "yeah, sure, I've heard that before... what do you have that's new?" In contemporary art or movies, it makes perfect sense to be focused on the bleeding edge, on the... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ The MOOC as a Vehicle for Learning: Observations and Conclusions ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-mooc-as-vehicle-for-learning.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/The_MOOC_as_a_Vehicle_for_Learning_Observations_and_Conclusions/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyXAsSCFJlc291cmNlIk51Omh0dHA6Ly9oYWxmYW5ob3VyLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8yMDEzLzA0L3RoZS1tb29jLWFzLXZlaGljbGUtZm9yLWxlYXJuaW5nLmh0bWwM</id>
      <updated>2013-04-04T18:00:43Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
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      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ MOOC Provider Panel: Coursera, Academic Partnerships, Instructure, edX ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2013/04/mooc-provider-panel-coursera-academic.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/MOOC_Provider_Panel_Coursera_Academic_Partnerships_Instructure_e/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyYQsSCFJlc291cmNlIlN1Omh0dHA6Ly9oYWxmYW5ob3VyLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8yMDEzLzA0L21vb2MtcHJvdmlkZXItcGFuZWwtY291cnNlcmEtYWNhZGVtaWMuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-04-04T17:43:21Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[        Normal  0          false  false  false    EN-CA  X-NONE  X-NONE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ International Perspective: The MOOC and Campus-Based Learning ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2013/04/international-perspective-mooc-and.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/International_Perspective_The_MOOC_and_Campus_Based_Learning/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyXgsSCFJlc291cmNlIlB1Omh0dHA6Ly9oYWxmYW5ob3VyLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8yMDEzLzA0L2ludGVybmF0aW9uYWwtcGVyc3BlY3RpdmUtbW9vYy1hbmQuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-04-04T15:58:31Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
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      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Assessing the Efficacy of Third-Party MOOCs in Hybrid Instruction ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2013/04/assessing-efficacy-of-third-party-moocs.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Assessing_the_Efficacy_of_Third_Party_MOOCs_in_Hybrid_Instructio/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyYwsSCFJlc291cmNlIlV1Omh0dHA6Ly9oYWxmYW5ob3VyLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8yMDEzLzA0L2Fzc2Vzc2luZy1lZmZpY2FjeS1vZi10aGlyZC1wYXJ0eS1tb29jcy5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-04-04T15:19:37Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Summary of a presentation by Rebecca Griffiths, ITHAKA Why did we start this study? It’s very difficult to engage students ‘in the wild’. They come in with a great deal of different backgrounds. So we’ve chosen to study the efficacy of MOOCs inside an institutional environment. Secondly, we want to study the efficacy of instruction itself. There’s a lot of discussion of ‘online’ vs ‘in-person’ but we are looking more at hybrids. Third some of our recent work on barriers to adoption: administrat ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Digging into MOOC Mania: One Investor's Key Research Questions and Approach ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2013/04/digging-into-mooc-mania-one-investors.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Digging_into_MOOC_Mania_One_Investor_s_Key_Research_Questions_an/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyYQsSCFJlc291cmNlIlN1Omh0dHA6Ly9oYWxmYW5ob3VyLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8yMDEzLzA0L2RpZ2dpbmctaW50by1tb29jLW1hbmlhLW9uZS1pbnZlc3RvcnMuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-04-04T14:37:57Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
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      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Multiple Lessons Learned from Implementing MOOC Environments at San Jose State University ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2013/04/multiple-lessons-learned-from.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Multiple_Lessons_Learned_from_Implementing_MOOC_Environments_at_/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyWQsSCFJlc291cmNlIkt1Omh0dHA6Ly9oYWxmYW5ob3VyLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8yMDEzLzA0L211bHRpcGxlLWxlc3NvbnMtbGVhcm5lZC1mcm9tLmh0bWwM</id>
      <updated>2013-04-04T14:06:46Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
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      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Backgrounds and Behaviors of MOOC Participants and Implications for Faculty ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2013/04/backgrounds-and-behaviors-of-mooc.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Backgrounds_and_Behaviors_of_MOOC_Participants_and_Implications_/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyXQsSCFJlc291cmNlIk91Omh0dHA6Ly9oYWxmYW5ob3VyLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8yMDEzLzA0L2JhY2tncm91bmRzLWFuZC1iZWhhdmlvcnMtb2YtbW9vYy5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-04-04T13:38:34Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Summar of a presentation by Lori Breslow (MIT), Jennifer DeBoer (MIT), Andrew Ho (Harvard)(Andrew) Although open sources and online teaching is not new in a passive way, open learning as an active process is new, so there hasn’t been a lot of research. Most of the research has been about how instructors have met the world through MOOCs, but we’re also looking at how the world meets instructors through MOOCs.  EdX is a joint venture between Harvard and MIT and now includes 12 institutions. We ha ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Surprise! ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/surprise.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Surprise_/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyTQsSCFJlc291cmNlIj91Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzA0L3N1cnByaXNlLmh0bWwM</id>
      <updated>2013-04-04T05:35:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ We like positive surprises and fear negative ones. That means (surprisingly) that it's better to have a consistently negative experience than to confront one that's sometimes negative and sometimes neutral. The TSA, for example, would be easier to take if... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ The loneliness epidemic ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/the-loneliness-epidemic.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/The_loneliness_epidemic/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyXAsSCFJlc291cmNlIk51Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzA0L3RoZS1sb25lbGluZXNzLWVwaWRlbWljLmh0bWwM</id>
      <updated>2013-04-02T05:00:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ The next time you feel lonely, disconnected or unappreciated, consider that unlike many other maladies, this one hits everyone. And unlike other challenges, this one is easily overcome by realizing that you can cure the problem by connecting, appreciating and... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Is the new Kindle Zero the sign of things to come? ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/04/is-the-new-kindle-zero-the-sign-of-things-to-come.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Is_the_new_Kindle_Zero_the_sign_of_things_to_come_/agl0aXRvc25ld3NydgsSCFJlc291cmNlImh1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzA0L2lzLXRoZS1uZXcta2luZGxlLXplcm8tdGhlLXNpZ24tb2YtdGhpbmdzLXRvLWNvbWUuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-04-01T06:14:04Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ It was always going to happen, but most of us didn't think it would happen so soon. Every Kindle has been cheaper than the one before it... This afternoon, Amazon is going to announce the Kindle Zero, (screenshot) the first... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ "But what do people really think?" ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/but-what-do-people-really-think.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/_But_what_do_people_really_think_/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyZAsSCFJlc291cmNlIlZ1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL2J1dC13aGF0LWRvLXBlb3BsZS1yZWFsbHktdGhpbmsuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-03-29T05:59:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ You know, behind your back... What do they think of your product or your sales pitch or your speech? What do they think of your new sweater or your new friend? Hint: You won't find out by searching for yourself... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ How to make better decisions ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2013/03/how-to-make-better-decisions.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/How_to_make_better_decisions/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyXgsSCFJlc291cmNlIlB1Omh0dHA6Ly93d3cuc3RhcnR1cGxlc3NvbnNsZWFybmVkLmNvbS8yMDEzLzAzL2hvdy10by1tYWtlLWJldHRlci1kZWNpc2lvbnMuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-03-28T23:23:04Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ 




Those of you who have ever launched anything know just how precious the hours on launch day are. Yesterday, author Dan Heath took time out of his launch day to spend some time with me and answered some questions about his new book, Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work, co-authored with his brother Chip.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Dan also kindly asked his publisher to reserve 50 copies of the new book to give away to my readers. You can&nbsp;visit the Heath Brothers’ website and enter ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ What is a MOOC? What are the different types of MOOC? xMOOCs and cMOOCs | Reflections ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://reflectionsandcontemplations.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/what-is-a-mooc-what-are-the-different-types-of-mooc-xmoocs-and-cmoocs/" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/What_is_a_MOOC_What_are_the_different_types_of_MOOC_xMOOCs_and_c/agl0aXRvc25ld3NylAELEghSZXNvdXJjZSKFAXU6aHR0cDovL3JlZmxlY3Rpb25zYW5kY29udGVtcGxhdGlvbnMud29yZHByZXNzLmNvbS8yMDEyLzA4LzIzL3doYXQtaXMtYS1tb29jLXdoYXQtYXJlLXRoZS1kaWZmZXJlbnQtdHlwZXMtb2YtbW9vYy14bW9vY3MtYW5kLWNtb29jcy8M</id>
      <updated>2013-03-26T12:06:37Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Thoughts and feelings on what I encounter. (by reflectionsandcontemplations (@martinlugton)) ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Studying entrepreneurship without doing it ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/studying-entrepreneurship-without-doing-it.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Studying_entrepreneurship_without_doing_it/agl0aXRvc25ld3NybwsSCFJlc291cmNlImF1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL3N0dWR5aW5nLWVudHJlcHJlbmV1cnNoaXAtd2l0aG91dC1kb2luZy1pdC5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-03-26T05:12:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ ...is like studying the appreciation of music without listening to it. The cost of setting up a lemonade stand (or whatever metaphorical equivalent you dream up) is almost 100% internal. Until you confront the fear and discomfort of being in... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Some Recent MOOCs (March-April, 2013) ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2013/03/some-recent-moocs-march-april-2013.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Some_Recent_MOOCs_March_April_2013_/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyXgsSCFJlc291cmNlIlB1Omh0dHA6Ly9oYWxmYW5ob3VyLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8yMDEzLzAzL3NvbWUtcmVjZW50LW1vb2NzLW1hcmNoLWFwcmlsLTIwMTMuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-03-25T10:51:09Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ These are based on emails sent to me announcing recen MOOCs. It's a bit hard to keep up, but I've posted what I can here (mostly copied and pasted from the emails).OCTEL is the Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning Starting on 4th April, you will be able to participate in an online course to understand better how to use technology to enhance your teaching in Higher Education. The course is aimed primarily at people teaching at Higher Education level, whether in Higher Education Institutio ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Swagger ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/swagger.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Swagger/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyTAsSCFJlc291cmNlIj51Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL3N3YWdnZXIuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-03-23T05:03:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ One way that marketers (of any stripe) make an impact is by displaying confidence. Consumers figure that if a marketer is confident in their offering, they ought to be confident in the marketer as return. We often assume that confidence... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Building your backlist (and living with it forever) ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/building-your-backlist-and-living-with-it-forever.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Building_your_backlist_and_living_with_it_forever_/agl0aXRvc25ld3NydgsSCFJlc291cmNlImh1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL2J1aWxkaW5nLXlvdXItYmFja2xpc3QtYW5kLWxpdmluZy13aXRoLWl0LWZvcmV2ZXIuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-03-22T17:59:14Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Authors and musicians have one, certainly. This is the book you wrote seven years ago or the album from early in your career. The book keeps selling, spreading the ideas and making a difference. The album gets played on the... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Pitch your tent where it's dry ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/pitch-your-tent-where-its-dry.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Pitch_your_tent_where_it_s_dry/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyYgsSCFJlc291cmNlIlR1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL3BpdGNoLXlvdXItdGVudC13aGVyZS1pdHMtZHJ5Lmh0bWwM</id>
      <updated>2013-03-19T05:56:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Silly question: Does it snow in Utah because that's where they built the ski areas? Of course not. It's obvious that you find the snow and then you build the ski runs. Years ago, a friend was frustrated by the... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Evaluating a MOOC ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2013/03/evaluating-mooc.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Evaluating_a_MOOC/agl0aXRvc25ld3NySwsSCFJlc291cmNlIj11Omh0dHA6Ly9oYWxmYW5ob3VyLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8yMDEzLzAzL2V2YWx1YXRpbmctbW9vYy5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-03-18T08:13:28Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ I was asked (along with Dave Cormier and George Siemens):"How might it be possible to show that cMOOCs are effective for  learning, in the sense of providing evidence that institutions might  accept so as to support opening up more courses to outside participants&nbsp;(a  la ds106, Alec Couros' EC&amp;I 831, etc.)? Or, more generally,  providing evidence that participation in and facilitating cMOOCs is  worthy of support by institutions... What I'm looking for are criteria one might use to say  ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Communication is a path, not an event ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/communication-is-a-path-not-an-event.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Communication_is_a_path_not_an_event/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyaQsSCFJlc291cmNlIlt1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL2NvbW11bmljYXRpb24taXMtYS1wYXRoLW5vdC1hbi1ldmVudC5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-03-18T07:09:12Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ The other day, I heard the CEO of a large corporation drone on for twenty minutes. He was pitching a large group of strangers, reading them a long, prepared speech that was largely irrelevant to their needs. They weren't there... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Important, not very good, could get a lot better ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/important-not-very-good-could-get-a-lot-better.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Important_not_very_good_could_get_a_lot_better/agl0aXRvc25ld3NycwsSCFJlc291cmNlImV1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL2ltcG9ydGFudC1ub3QtdmVyeS1nb29kLWNvdWxkLWdldC1hLWxvdC1iZXR0ZXIuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-03-16T05:06:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ A recipe for personal and brand triage... We invest our time in hopes of a return, prioritizing the important, but sometimes, we waste it on the urgent instead. What's worth focusing on improving? How about a combination of these three:... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ The moment of highest leverage ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/the-moment-of-highest-leverage.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/The_moment_of_highest_leverage/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyYwsSCFJlc291cmNlIlV1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL3RoZS1tb21lbnQtb2YtaGlnaGVzdC1sZXZlcmFnZS5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-03-12T10:40:29Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, don’t waste it. You’ve already won (or you’ve already lost). Right now, you can choose to do what’s in your heart, you can bring your real work to the world, instead of... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Inputs for an Article ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2013/03/inputs-for-article.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Inputs_for_an_Article/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyTgsSCFJlc291cmNlIkB1Omh0dHA6Ly9oYWxmYW5ob3VyLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8yMDEzLzAzL2lucHV0cy1mb3ItYXJ0aWNsZS5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-03-12T08:18:56Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Brief quotable answers to a request for input to a forthcoming article on open online learning.Do  you want to reduce the 'lurkers' as used in an article on your website  for any reason? Which is to say, how can the courses be designed to  minimise the drop-outs if at allThere's no reason to reduce the number of lurkers. They're no causing  any harm, and their curiosity may eventually progress to greater  engagement. When a course is open, it attract a large number of people who just want to ta ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Connected, portable or aware ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/connected-portable-or-aware.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Connected_portable_or_aware/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyYAsSCFJlc291cmNlIlJ1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL2Nvbm5lY3RlZC1wb3J0YWJsZS1vci1hd2FyZS5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-03-10T05:00:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ There's a little bit of a rush to bring content into app form. It's so easy to make an ebook and cram it with videos, or to turn your how-to guide into something that looks slick on an iPad. I... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Macro trends don't matter so much ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/macro-trends-dont-matter.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Macro_trends_don_t_matter_so_much/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyXQsSCFJlc291cmNlIk91Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL21hY3JvLXRyZW5kcy1kb250LW1hdHRlci5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-03-09T17:11:25Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ How many people will be using the internet in 2016? Are women more likely than men to choose the brand of potato chip the family buys? What percentage of the world's population will speak Spanish in a decade? Everyone's talking... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ What's now? ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/whats-now.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/What_s_now_/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyTgsSCFJlc291cmNlIkB1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL3doYXRzLW5vdy5odG1sDA</id>
      <updated>2013-03-09T05:15:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ When I was starting out in the software business in 1983 (gasp), our home computer of choice was the Commodore 64. I vividly remember one day in the playtesting lab when the overworked floppy disk drive burst into flames. The... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ The worst feedback is indifference ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/the-worst-feedback-is-indifference.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/The_worst_feedback_is_indifference/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyZwsSCFJlc291cmNlIll1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL3RoZS13b3JzdC1mZWVkYmFjay1pcy1pbmRpZmZlcmVuY2UuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-03-06T05:21:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ We armor ourselves against the cutting remark, the ad hominem attack, the person who just doesn't like our stuff. But all of this is the feedback we get when we touch a nerve and are doing work that matters enough... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ Media voice vs. media company ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/media-voice-vs-media-company.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/Media_voice_vs_media_company/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyYQsSCFJlc291cmNlIlN1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL21lZGlhLXZvaWNlLXZzLW1lZGlhLWNvbXBhbnkuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-03-03T05:11:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ Just about everyone is in the media now. If you've published something online, you know what it is to create and spread ideas. But that doesn't mean you have to become a media company. Companies seek to maximize. Maximize attention... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ All boats leak ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/03/all-boats-leak.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/All_boats_leak/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyUwsSCFJlc291cmNlIkV1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAzL2FsbC1ib2F0cy1sZWFrLmh0bWwM</id>
      <updated>2013-03-02T08:47:23Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ There's always a defect, always a slow drip, somewhere. Every plan, every organization, every venture has a glitch. The question isn't, "is this perfect?" The question is, "will this get me there?" Sometimes we make the mistake of ignoring the... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
    <entry>
      <title><![CDATA[ With a sure hand ]]></title>
      
      <link href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/02/with-a-sure-hand.html" />
      <id>http://news.titocosta.com/news/With_a_sure_hand/agl0aXRvc25ld3NyVQsSCFJlc291cmNlIkd1Omh0dHA6Ly9zZXRoZ29kaW4udHlwZXBhZC5jb20vc2V0aHNfYmxvZy8yMDEzLzAyL3dpdGgtYS1zdXJlLWhhbmQuaHRtbAw</id>
      <updated>2013-02-27T05:23:00Z</updated>
      
      <summary>
        <![CDATA[ The charisma of a great speech, a powerful graphic design or a well-designed tool (and yes, a well-designed tool can have charisma) comes from certainty. Not the arrogance of, "I am right and you are not," but from the confidence/certainty... ]]>
	
      </summary>
      
    </entry>
  
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