This Week at Udacity, November 17 edition
Another week, another exciting launch! What went live this week? Here’s a hint: If you REALLY want to differentiate yourself as an elite Digital Marketer, and you REALLY want to get skilled in one of the most important specializations in the field, what do you want to learn?
Google AdWords, of course!
Things felt a little extra exciting at Udacity this week, thanks to some wonderful press coverage we were humbled to receive. We really appreciated the profile of Sebastian Thrun and Udacity that the Financial Times published this week, and we loved the quote from Sebastian that concludes the piece:
“Silicon Valley has an obligation to reach out to all of America — and all of the world — to do good. Education is one of the most important things we can do.”
There was also a really excellent article published by language industry intelligence company Slator, all about how we localize our content for international learners:
As to our own publishing efforts, we were elated to share a fantastic student success story on our main blog today:
And it is in this spirit of lifelong learning that we come to …
The Tweet of the Week!
Love this summation:
“It’s not universities or Udacity, it’s both!”
And THAT … is This Week at Udacity!
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This post was written by Christopher Watkins, Senior Writer and Chief Words Officer, Udacity
