Degreetracker.com ROCKS!!!

http://www.degreetracker.com


nuff said, everyone go there and put your degree, classes, credits, etc online to track your progress and grow the Class database!!!

 

There are new capabilities and a new progress meter that just got added this morning! I echo the sentiment. Check it out, it's supercool.

 

Great Job Uni!!!

Unixman, job well done.

Thanks

 

degreetracker.com is a good product, but it is an invention not difficult to replicate and enhance. There are many training and course tracking systems available for purchase and free. However, they are marketed for use by administrators, corporate employee training initiatives, and students. If mutli-million and billion-dollar corporations see what they are doing, they may develop a more advanced tracker (individual students) advertise aggressively, and dominate market share. degreetracker.com must stay ahead of potential competitors, continue evolving as a business and improving product delivery.


Ray

 

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ooooooh where can I get a progress meter?????????????????

 

Everyone on this board who is pursuing a degree should contribute to DegreeTracker.com to increase its value for those who follow us. Maybe by the end of this year at least 50% of the schools listed at DegreeTracker.com will have an associated list of courses and possibly an actual degree plan for some of the degrees offered by these schools via distance education/learning.

 

I agree, come on forum members, setup your degree on degree tracker.

Come on you forum lurkers who read and never post, go to http://www.degreetracker.com and at least try it out!

 

"Everyone on this board who is pursuing a degree should contribute to DegreeTracker.com to increase its value for those who follow us"

- Why should I contribute ( financially or socially ) to
degreetracker for the benefit of your followers? Is degreetracker offering a piece of the company ( stock ) in return?

- You sound like a republican ( don't be offended, so
am I ). Will we earn a commission for leading others to your site? Is it future ( economic ) value for the owners or customers?

"Maybe by the end of this year at least 50% of the schools listed at DegreeTracker.com will have an associated list of courses and possibly an actual degree plan for some of the degrees offered by these schools via distance education/learning"

- Why should we care? Mabye the company will fail like many small businesses.

"Come on you forum lurkers who read and never post, go to http://www.degreetracker.com and at least try it out!"

Many at degreeinfo may not care about your product and have seen it. I mentioned degreetracker to a friend who frequently posts on this board, and he payed three seconds of attention to it and moved on. Its a nice little handy tool, but the company needs to prove to the customer why the product is worthwhile to purchase and valuable to his or her needs ( is that the intention ? ). Cheerleading and pricking members on this forum won't do.

Actually, degreetracker may be useful for students aged 16-21.
Has degreetracker.com done surveys to identify potential customers as target markets?. They may be surprised by the research findings. Who are their competitors? Is degreetracker partnering with community colleges, high schools, and universities to offer degreetracker to students? Is the company advertising in school newspapers, local papers, and through distance education websites?


Ray

 

Originally posted by raristud "Everyone on this board who is pursuing a degree should contribute to DegreeTracker.com to increase its value for those who follow us"

- Why should I contribute ( financially or socially ) to degreetracker for the benefit of your followers? Is degreetracker offering a piece of the company ( stock ) in return?

Firstly, I have no involvement with DegreeTracker.com other than as a distance education student using it to track my progress. Secondly, the followers to which I referred are anyone pursuing a degree whether by distance education or classroom. Thirdly, as far as I know no stock in is being issued. Fourly, there is a long established concept known as community spirit.

- You sound like a republican ( don't be offended, so am I ). Will we earn a commission for leading others to your site? Is it future ( economic ) value for the owners or customers?

I lean towards libertarian though have some conservative views on some issues. There is no commission. DegreeTracker.com is NOT my site. The future value is non-economic and for the benefit of users of the service, although economic gain arising from furthering one's education is a real possibility.

"Maybe by the end of this year at least 50% of the schools listed at DegreeTracker.com will have an associated list of courses and possibly an actual degree plan for some of the degrees offered by these schools via distance education/learning"

- Why should we care? Mabye the company will fail like many small businesses.

You probably would not care. However, since this service is free I cannot understand your objections nor apathy.

"Come on you forum lurkers who read and never post, go to http://www.degreetracker.com and at least try it out!"[/]

Many at degreeinfo may not care about your product and have seen it. I mentioned degreetracker to a friend who frequently posts on this board, and he payed three seconds of attention to it and moved on. Its a nice little handy tool, but the company needs to prove to the customer why the product is worthwhile to purchase and valuable to his or her needs ( is that the intention ? ). Cheerleading and pricking members on this forum won't do.

DegreeTracker.com is free to use and unless you or your alleged friend know something that is not published on the web site please share it with us all. Who said anything about purchasing anything? Again I reiterate, other than being a user of the service I have no connection to DegreeTracker.com or its developers.

Actually, degreetracker may be useful for students aged 16-21.
Has degreetracker.com done surveys to identify potential customers as target markets?. They may be surprised by the research findings. Who are their competitors? Is degreetracker partnering with community colleges, high schools, and universities to offer degreetracker to students? Is the company advertising in school newspapers, local papers, and through distance education websites?

Excellent questions which unixman can hopefully shed some insight.

 

Lol. Ray, you are making a bigger deal out of this than it really is, mate.

Degreetracker.com is a free service; not a revenue stream. Therefore, I could really give two shits about competition, partnering, etc. (although I do have some ideas on how certain partners could add value over the long-term). It is there simply to provide a convenient planning tool for those who wish to use it. If you use it, and find value in the tool, great. If not, cest la vie.

Cheers.

 

I think all this talk about commodification is missing an important point, expressed by the eloquent saying... "why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?" The business model you're applying is a bit limited... how would it explain Linux? Although degreetracker.com isn't commercial now, there are plenty of things out there that are a mixture of commercial and voluntary.

 

Nah, I was just being inquisitive and thought degreetracker commercially viable for profit.

 

Quotes originally posted by sentinel:

" Firstly, I have no involvement with DegreeTracker.com other than as a distance education student using it to track my progress"

- As customers (users ) we are all directly or indirectly involved in the products we use.

"Secondly, the followers to which I referred are anyone pursuing a degree whether by distance education or classroom"

- I know

"Thirdly, as far as I know no stock in is being issued"

- That gives me an idea. I may compile a list of stocks in the secondary markets that focus on distance education. As an investor, I may do a simulation to see how they perform.

" I lean towards libertarian though have some conservative views on some issues. There is no commission. DegreeTracker.com is NOT my site. The future value is non-economic and for the benefit of users of the service, although economic gain arising from furthering one's education is a real possibility."

- hehehe. Just testing. I do admire community spirit among members but not unwanted company propaganda ( like adware ). just a pet pieve.

Free services can have future economic value.
Google or other internet sites with high traffic for example. Free services can benefit our economy, community ( part of community ), and raise the value of our investments in a particular industry.

I agree and disagree with issues expressed by liberal and conservative politicians. I am in total agreement with legalizing "leaves" to be sold for weekly personal relaxation and medicinal purposes

"You probably would not care. However, since this service is free I cannot understand your objections nor apathy"

- About caring? Maybe or maybe not. It depends on the quality of the product and service offered. As a customer, I can ( within limits ) object or feel apathy towards a free service I care about. For example, certain aspects of the federal government.


"DegreeTracker.com is free to use and unless you or your alleged friend know something that is not published on the web site please share it with us all"

- No problem . That is what degreeinfo is for. The sharing of knowledge and objective discussion of distance education. Im sure my friend and degreeinfo member will share ideas if interested. I welcome yours as well.

"Who said anything about purchasing anything?"

- I did Although it would be nice to go to college for free.

" Again I reiterate, other than being a user of the service I have no connection to DegreeTracker.com or its developers."

- You are a customer (user of free or paid services) and that is your connection. As customers you and other members have joined in good and positive spirit to promote a free product useful for the college student population. Nothing wrong with that.

 

Free college is the holy grail of education. Though even if the tuition was availabe at no cost to the student there are other costs such as loss of time for other life activities or inactivities, as the case might be, with non-financial costs associated.

Distance education has the advantage of allowing the student to choose the extent to which their life is impacted during the pursuit of a degree or for the sake of learning itself.