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  • January 13, 2017: Friday news roundup

    It’s Friday the 13th, so watch your step today We have no superstitions about reading the news so the roundup is here for you as usual One third of Americans prefer a software robot over a human boss Yikes, what are these people thinking Well, it’s not that they love robots More likely they just have lousy...

  • How L&D Can Market Like a Pro

    Today we're cross-posting from the Udemy for Business blog, where marketing guru and best-selling author Seth Godin writes about how corporate learning & development teams can apply marketing tactics to their own work Seth has been a hugely popular instructor in the Udemy marketplace and was even the keynote...

  • January 6, 2017: Friday news roundup

    Before we dive into the first roundup of 2017, we want to remind you to check out our friends over at the Udemy for Business blog! They’re posting juicy content like these tips for updating your personal brand from the chief networking officer of Fireball Network So, read the news here, then head over there for...

  • December 30, 2016: Friday news roundup

    Here it is: the final news roundup of 2016 We’ve followed countless interesting and provocative discussions about the future of work, the threats and opportunities presented by automation, the value of lifelong learning, the ongoing struggles to achieve diversity, the evolution of corporate training, and so many...

  • December 16, 2016: Friday news roundup

    This week certainly started on a high note around here, with the news that our very own CEO, Dennis Yang, was included on LinkedIn’s Top Voices of 2016 list, along with some heavy-hitters from around the world and across industries Here are some other stories that got us talking this week The biggest tech...

  • A year of Udemy: 2016 in review

    Well, this was an eventful year, wasn’t it For the purposes of this blog post, we’re just looking at what made news in the Udemy universe over the past 12 months As we reflect on 2016, we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished but are even more excited for building upon that in a big way in 2017 By the...

  • December 9, 2016: Friday news roundup

    Happy Friday to all! Lots of action around these parts, especially from the Udemy for Business team In addition to ending the year with some big client wins, they launched a new website and released their 2017 Learning Index Report Make sure that’s on your reading list this weekend! We got 10 CEOs to tell us...

  • Celebrating CSEdWeek + Hour of Code 2016

    It’s one of our favorite times of the year at Udemy! While we do love the holiday season, it’s actually Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) that gets us extra excited in early December For the third consecutive year, we are partnering with a few of our amazing instructors to offer a free collection of...

  • Close your own skills gap: Hire from within

    Powered by their soldier recruiters and HR professionals, companies are fighting the talent wars on multiple fronts First, there’s the battle to attract candidates who possess the skills you need Many employers are fishing from the same pool of experienced engineers, data scientists, and others with...

  • December 2, 2016: Friday news roundup

    After a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday break, we’re back with a full week’s worth of ideas and opinions The secret algorithm behind learning You may already be familiar with Nobel-winning physicist Richard Feynman, but do you know his simple-yet-ingenious formula for learning Here’s a hint: creating a Udemy...

  • November 18, 2016: Friday news roundup

    Whew, we made it through another one, folks Along with the regular news tidbits, we’ve got some coverage of the Workplace Boredom survey conducted by Udemy for Business If you’re reading the roundup during business hours, we hope it’s not because you’re bored! Where Facebook leads Alphabet, Apple and...

  • November 11, 2016: Friday news roundup

    Today is Veterans Day in the United States, and we want to thank all of our military personnel for their dedicated service In other news, yes, there was a presidential election this week We, along with the rest of the country, wait to see what the next administration has in store We don’t get political here in the...