Community poll forum: CNET Ending Online Courses ?

The Cnet Online Courses simply weren't producing the expected ROI (return on investment), and were therefore among the cuts passed down last month when Cnet laid off 120 employees and looked to streamline their business strategy. I was surprised when I first heard the news, but unfortunately even the content will, for the most part, be archived and no longer available online.

John

Good one, you want them gone that bad?
I am glad they are here.
My kids and myself love them, infact alot of people still do.

The phrase being used is that there is 'no guarantee' that any of the material will be available after May 1st. The ultimate intent is to move the content to the archives and redirect the existing URLs, but it may take days or weeks before it's completely done. One day you'll type in a URL and just find it doesn't work anymore, at which time you'll be glad you have those copies of the content.

John

Gathered all I can regarding Windows XP/Vista and Microsoft Office tips, for I believe they will come in handy someday.

That works well for the Flash tutorials if you just select that particular region of the screen to capture. I've only done it for my content thus far, but may copy some of the other content as well for future reference.

John

Even if they won't post any new courses what is the harm of leaving the old courses. I really liked them and used them as a reference when I wanted to learn about something. Please at least give us access to the archives even if you are not creating more new courses. I sat down to start "saving" the ones I thought would be handy for me...got pulled away...and then finally made it back only to discover they are now removed. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK...AT LEAST AN ARCHIVED VERSION! They were greatly appreciated.

Cindy

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OH, then choose a category from the left column.

All rights to the course material belong to Cnet and may not be republished without prior written authorization. Even the original authors can only republish the work under certain conditions. Reposting the material to the Tips & Tricks listing may seem harmless, but that decision resides solely with Cnet...we don't have a right to do that or otherwise distribute the personal copies we made.

John


P.S. You're right...all the tips and tricks you see are entirely separate from the course material, though a few tips have been created by the Cnet editors and original contributors based on course material.

It was a result of previous financial woes and internal strife, and the decision to remove the courses was made before the CBS deal transpired. (If it had happened sooner the courses may actually have been saved.) Those who subscribed to the newsletter were notified shortly before their removal, but aside from that it was simply light out.

John