The Trend in Outsourcing joesmith@university.edu

From Inside Higher Ed

In the world of e-mail, outsourcing means two things: Google or Microsoft. Both have been marketing Web-based messaging services to small businesses, nonprofits and other groups, and they’ve focused more intensely on the higher education market over the past year. Besides services that are completely free and interfaces that are familiar to students, they offer a wide array of features, tools that let people collaborate in real time — and of course, the cool factor.

ef ~ a tale of memories

ef ~ a tale of memories is a surprising delight from the Fall anime season. Take BOAS' word for it and at least watch until episode 8.

Synchronicity Single

The OP for Tsubasa Chronicles Tokyo Revelations. Can't wait for the next season.

Candy Boy Online Episode

From ANN:

The Cho! animelo audiovisual website and the Nico Nico Douga online video service have started streaming a free eight-minute episode of the Candy Boy "romantic school comedy" on November 22. The short story revolves around Kanade and Yukino Sakurai, twin sisters in their second year in a Tokyo high school in the fall of 2007, and a freshman girl, the super-rich Sakuya Kamiyama.

This is a cute yuri snippet that is amazing for being 8 minutes in length.