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		<title>By: EduFire Raises $1.3 Million For Video Education Platform &#124; ScooperNews.com</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2971994</link>
		<dc:creator>EduFire Raises $1.3 Million For Video Education Platform &#124; ScooperNews.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] which we previously wrote about here, was originally a platform for one-on-one language training. The site recently expanded its class [...]</description>
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		<title>By: EduFire Raises $1.3 Million For Video Education Platform</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2971903</link>
		<dc:creator>EduFire Raises $1.3 Million For Video Education Platform</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] which we previously wrote about here, was originally a platform for one-on-one language training. The site recently expanded its class [...]</description>
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		<title>By: 생활지혜</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2491821</link>
		<dc:creator>생활지혜</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>● 볼펜자국은 물파스로 지운다. 
볼펜자국 위에 물파스를 가볍게 두드리면 바로 지워지고, 
또 알콜 적신 거즈로 얼룩진 부분을 두드리듯 닦아내도 말끔하게 지워진다. 
 
● 커피 홍차 사이다 주스 얼룩 
커피와 홍차는 당분이 포함되지 않은 탄산수를 거즈에 묻혀 두드리고, 
사이다와 주스는 얼룩이 진 즉시 묽은 소금물에 거즈를 적셔 두드린다. 

● 버터의 얼룩 
비눗물로 닦아낸 다음, 기름기가 남아 있는 부분을 벤젠으로 두드리듯이 닦아낸다. 

● 계란의 얼룩 
알콜을 흠뻑 적신 거즈로 두드리듯이 닦아낸 다음 비눗물로 닦아낸다. 


출처:http://cafe.daum.net/lifebean</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>● 볼펜자국은 물파스로 지운다.<br />
볼펜자국 위에 물파스를 가볍게 두드리면 바로 지워지고,<br />
또 알콜 적신 거즈로 얼룩진 부분을 두드리듯 닦아내도 말끔하게 지워진다. </p>
<p>● 커피 홍차 사이다 주스 얼룩<br />
커피와 홍차는 당분이 포함되지 않은 탄산수를 거즈에 묻혀 두드리고,<br />
사이다와 주스는 얼룩이 진 즉시 묽은 소금물에 거즈를 적셔 두드린다. </p>
<p>● 버터의 얼룩<br />
비눗물로 닦아낸 다음, 기름기가 남아 있는 부분을 벤젠으로 두드리듯이 닦아낸다. </p>
<p>● 계란의 얼룩<br />
알콜을 흠뻑 적신 거즈로 두드리듯이 닦아낸 다음 비눗물로 닦아낸다. </p>
<p>출처:http://cafe.daum.net/lifebean</p>
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		<title>By: Angelina</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2460510</link>
		<dc:creator>Angelina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>you should also check this website : http://www.learnissimo.com</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>you should also check this website : <a href="http://www.learnissimo.com" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.learnissimo.com'>http://www.learnissimo.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: Nestor</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2457228</link>
		<dc:creator>Nestor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Edufire is a great tool but I prefer Linkua.com &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linkua.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Linkua&lt;/a&gt; because as a teacher I can change my rate for the different languages I teach. THe quality of the videoconference (audio and video) is fairly good and allows to share links and materials.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Edufire is a great tool but I prefer Linkua.com <a href="http://www.linkua.com" rel="nofollow">Linkua</a> because as a teacher I can change my rate for the different languages I teach. THe quality of the videoconference (audio and video) is fairly good and allows to share links and materials.</p>
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		<title>By: 생활지혜</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2449740</link>
		<dc:creator>생활지혜</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>딸국질은 횡경막의 경련에 의해서 일어 나는 것으로 쇼크를

준다거나 잠시 호흡을 멈추면 낫는다. 

하지만 경우에 따라정신적 부담감으로 빨리 멎지 않을 때가 있다. 

멈추게 하는제일 좋은 방법은 심호흡을 한 뒤 견딜 수 있는데까지 

숨을 쉬지 않는 것이다. 

또는 숨을 멈춘채 찬물을 조금씩 마셔도효과가 있다. 

그래도 가라 앉지 않으면 조용히 숨을 내쉬면

서 아랫배를 들이밀거나 때때로 배에 힘을 가득 준 뒤 호흡

을 멈추는 복식호흡도 좋다.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>딸국질은 횡경막의 경련에 의해서 일어 나는 것으로 쇼크를</p>
<p>준다거나 잠시 호흡을 멈추면 낫는다. </p>
<p>하지만 경우에 따라정신적 부담감으로 빨리 멎지 않을 때가 있다. </p>
<p>멈추게 하는제일 좋은 방법은 심호흡을 한 뒤 견딜 수 있는데까지 </p>
<p>숨을 쉬지 않는 것이다. </p>
<p>또는 숨을 멈춘채 찬물을 조금씩 마셔도효과가 있다. </p>
<p>그래도 가라 앉지 않으면 조용히 숨을 내쉬면</p>
<p>서 아랫배를 들이밀거나 때때로 배에 힘을 가득 준 뒤 호흡</p>
<p>을 멈추는 복식호흡도 좋다.</p>
<p>출처: <a href="http://cafe.daum.net/lifebean" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://cafe.daum.net/lifebean'>http://cafe.daum.net/lifebean</a></p>
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		<title>By: eduFire &#187; Blogs</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2410350</link>
		<dc:creator>eduFire &#187; Blogs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Ich bin ein Berliner! eduFire Offers Language Tutoring over Video Chat (TechCrunch) [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Ich bin ein Berliner! eduFire Offers Language Tutoring over Video Chat (TechCrunch) [...]</p>
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		<title>By: MV</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2378261</link>
		<dc:creator>MV</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi everyone,

There is another website with the same model:
http://www.trainity.com/en/index.php

Cheers

MV</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>There is another website with the same model:<br />
<a href="http://www.trainity.com/en/index.php" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.trainity.com/en/index.php'>http://www.trai...om/en/index.php</a></p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>MV</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff Hock</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2342214</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Hock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Phrasebase.com has been doing this for years... but get&#039;s no love from TC.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Phrasebase.com has been doing this for years&#8230; but get&#8217;s no love from TC.</p>
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		<title>By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ &#187; ビデオチャットを通じてeduFireが語学の個人授業を提供</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2336811</link>
		<dc:creator>TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ &#187; ビデオチャットを通じてeduFireが語学の個人授業を提供</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 23:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] [原文へ]　 [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Jason Kincaid</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2336765</link>
		<dc:creator>Jason Kincaid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 23:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fun fact:  Kennedy actually said it correctly.

From Wikipedia:
&quot;The citizens of Berlin do refer to themselves as Berliner; what they do not refer to as Berliner are jelly doughnuts. While these are known as &quot;Berliner&quot; in other areas of Germany, they are simply called Pfannkuchen (pancakes) in and around Berlin.&quot;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_berliner</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fun fact:  Kennedy actually said it correctly.</p>
<p>From Wikipedia:<br />
&#8220;The citizens of Berlin do refer to themselves as Berliner; what they do not refer to as Berliner are jelly doughnuts. While these are known as &#8220;Berliner&#8221; in other areas of Germany, they are simply called Pfannkuchen (pancakes) in and around Berlin.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_berliner" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_berliner'>http://en.wikip...in_ein_berliner</a></p>
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		<title>By: Neelu</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2336388</link>
		<dc:creator>Neelu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 18:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i took a Portuguese class on eduFire and had a great experience; loved working with a live person</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i took a Portuguese class on eduFire and had a great experience; loved working with a live person</p>
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		<title>By: Jon Bischke</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2336381</link>
		<dc:creator>Jon Bischke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 18:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for all the comments.  We&#039;ve worked very hard to get eduFire to where it&#039;s at but realize we have a lot more work ahead of us.  Hundreds of tutors and students have used the service already and while the feedback has been very positive we know there are a number of areas where we need to improve.

@Clay - Yup, I love Speakshop.  Especially the goal of empowering people with additional economic opportunities they might not have had otherwise.  That&#039;s a big part of our ethos as well.

@Yawn - It&#039;s definitely still early in the market.  But our theory is that live video-enabled services in numerous areas will be very big in the future.  It&#039;s definitely still the top of the 1st inning but we think this will be a very exciting ballgame to be a part of.

@Rob Mowery - Your perspective is similar to what inspired us to build eduFire.  While there are some things you can learn well through a book or a pre-recorded lesson there are other things that require more interaction.  Our goal has been to create a platform that allows for that two-way interaction to happen online instead of restricting that interaction to people within close physical proximity of each other.

Thanks again for all the comments and if you&#039;d like to connect with me privately feel free to email jon at edufire dot com.

Jon Bischke
CEO/Founder, eduFire.com</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for all the comments.  We&#8217;ve worked very hard to get eduFire to where it&#8217;s at but realize we have a lot more work ahead of us.  Hundreds of tutors and students have used the service already and while the feedback has been very positive we know there are a number of areas where we need to improve.</p>
<p>@Clay &#8211; Yup, I love Speakshop.  Especially the goal of empowering people with additional economic opportunities they might not have had otherwise.  That&#8217;s a big part of our ethos as well.</p>
<p>@Yawn &#8211; It&#8217;s definitely still early in the market.  But our theory is that live video-enabled services in numerous areas will be very big in the future.  It&#8217;s definitely still the top of the 1st inning but we think this will be a very exciting ballgame to be a part of.</p>
<p>@Rob Mowery &#8211; Your perspective is similar to what inspired us to build eduFire.  While there are some things you can learn well through a book or a pre-recorded lesson there are other things that require more interaction.  Our goal has been to create a platform that allows for that two-way interaction to happen online instead of restricting that interaction to people within close physical proximity of each other.</p>
<p>Thanks again for all the comments and if you&#8217;d like to connect with me privately feel free to email jon at edufire dot com.</p>
<p>Jon Bischke<br />
CEO/Founder, eduFire.com</p>
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		<title>By: Rob Mowery</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rob Mowery</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 17:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is very well done. The market is definitely heating up with apps in this arena. @15 - I don&#039;t think eduFire or any other tool is the silver bullet - which I think is part of your point, but there is way too much to learn from others that just can&#039;t get passed in book or pre-recorded audio - so person-to-person is very nice.

Having been a learner of 2 other languages - I can say,  that at least for me, having the dynamics and interaction with a native speaker is essential.  The past it has been tough to find speakers locally to practice.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is very well done. The market is definitely heating up with apps in this arena. @15 &#8211; I don&#8217;t think eduFire or any other tool is the silver bullet &#8211; which I think is part of your point, but there is way too much to learn from others that just can&#8217;t get passed in book or pre-recorded audio &#8211; so person-to-person is very nice.</p>
<p>Having been a learner of 2 other languages &#8211; I can say,  that at least for me, having the dynamics and interaction with a native speaker is essential.  The past it has been tough to find speakers locally to practice.</p>
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		<title>By: Web 2.0 Sammelalbum - Web2Null - eduFire</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2336273</link>
		<dc:creator>Web 2.0 Sammelalbum - Web2Null - eduFire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 17:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] nach dem passenden Tutor und lernt dessen Muttersprache per Videochat. http://edufire.com/ via: eduFire Technorati: eduFire Kategorie: Wissen [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] nach dem passenden Tutor und lernt dessen Muttersprache per Videochat. <a href="http://edufire.com/" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://edufire.com/'>http://edufire.com/</a> via: eduFire Technorati: eduFire Kategorie: Wissen [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Obi</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2336136</link>
		<dc:creator>Obi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 16:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I went and checked out eduFire. It seems like a really cool model. If I&#039;m going to learn something online, I want to be able to see who&#039;s teaching me. 

I can dig it, sign me up!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I went and checked out eduFire. It seems like a really cool model. If I&#8217;m going to learn something online, I want to be able to see who&#8217;s teaching me. </p>
<p>I can dig it, sign me up!</p>
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		<title>By: NotATroll</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2336038</link>
		<dc:creator>NotATroll</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 15:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi,

eTeacherGroup.com has been teaching Hebrew and Chinese for via video conf for a long long time with VERY cool technology.

Hey techcrunch, check them out!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi,</p>
<p>eTeacherGroup.com has been teaching Hebrew and Chinese for via video conf for a long long time with VERY cool technology.</p>
<p>Hey techcrunch, check them out!</p>
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		<title>By: Bob Wyman</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2335909</link>
		<dc:creator>Bob Wyman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 13:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>re: gc @ #18
Yes, &quot;Ich bin ein Berliner!&quot; means: &quot;I am a jelly-filled doughnut.&quot; Hopefully, eduFire will be able to teach people that &quot;Ich bin Berliner!&quot; would have been the correct thing for Kennedy to say...

bob wyman
(As a one-time resident of Berlin (&#039;63-&#039;68), I can say: &quot;Ich bin Berliner!&quot; and also, &quot;Berlin bleibt frei!&quot;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>re: gc @ #18<br />
Yes, &#8220;Ich bin ein Berliner!&#8221; means: &#8220;I am a jelly-filled doughnut.&#8221; Hopefully, eduFire will be able to teach people that &#8220;Ich bin Berliner!&#8221; would have been the correct thing for Kennedy to say&#8230;</p>
<p>bob wyman<br />
(As a one-time resident of Berlin (&#8217;63-&#8217;68), I can say: &#8220;Ich bin Berliner!&#8221; and also, &#8220;Berlin bleibt frei!&#8221;)</p>
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		<title>By: gc</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2335738</link>
		<dc:creator>gc</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 12:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mmmm...jam doughnut!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mmmm&#8230;jam doughnut!</p>
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		<title>By: Keith</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2335712</link>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 11:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>An interesting concept that appears to be well executed.  Relying on internally developed applications is a huge plus for edufire.  I&#039;ve checked out Myngle and Revoluminary, and neither is as easy to use and has the accountibility factor that edufire appears to have for their tutors.  The tutor reviews, while short, on edufire, give students a much clearer idea of what each tutors strengths and weaknesses actually are over the stars and 1-10 scale offered elsewhere.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An interesting concept that appears to be well executed.  Relying on internally developed applications is a huge plus for edufire.  I&#8217;ve checked out Myngle and Revoluminary, and neither is as easy to use and has the accountibility factor that edufire appears to have for their tutors.  The tutor reviews, while short, on edufire, give students a much clearer idea of what each tutors strengths and weaknesses actually are over the stars and 1-10 scale offered elsewhere.</p>
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		<title>By: shamess</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2335595</link>
		<dc:creator>shamess</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 10:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I can&#039;t believe no one got the title&#039;s reference.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t believe no one got the title&#8217;s reference.</p>
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		<title>By: Yawn</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2335287</link>
		<dc:creator>Yawn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 08:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s amazing to see all of you busting a nut over a site that has minimal traction at best and a really odd pedagogical model.

Yes, I know LiveMocha and others are out there but seriously, teaching via web cam?  Most teaching is done through reading, assessment, etc.  Web cams are useful supplemental tools but not many people are going to fork over $20/hour to do one-on-one language tutoring.  The one-to-many model or a customized education model would be much more effective.

Great job on the implementation though - well designed site but I just think the addressable market is tiny for what they are doing and the traction thus far is uninspiring.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s amazing to see all of you busting a nut over a site that has minimal traction at best and a really odd pedagogical model.</p>
<p>Yes, I know LiveMocha and others are out there but seriously, teaching via web cam?  Most teaching is done through reading, assessment, etc.  Web cams are useful supplemental tools but not many people are going to fork over $20/hour to do one-on-one language tutoring.  The one-to-many model or a customized education model would be much more effective.</p>
<p>Great job on the implementation though &#8211; well designed site but I just think the addressable market is tiny for what they are doing and the traction thus far is uninspiring.</p>
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		<title>By: alex</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2335189</link>
		<dc:creator>alex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 06:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>its revolutionizing education</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>its revolutionizing education</p>
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		<title>By: acne treatment</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2334958</link>
		<dc:creator>acne treatment</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 04:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That is so cool! I always wanted to learn more foreign language. Merci Beaucoup</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is so cool! I always wanted to learn more foreign language. Merci Beaucoup</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew Warner</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/28/ich-bin-ein-berliner-edufire-offers-language-tutoring-over-video-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-2334880</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Warner</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 04:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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