Google University

I spotted something interesting while watching the video that Google put up on their blog announcing the availability of Google Sites to the general public.

The URL

The email

The domain

Google University is apparently an opportunity for Google employees to enhance their knowledge with specific courses. googleuniversity.org is registered by Domains By Proxy, while googleuniversity.com clearly has no connection (see below):

How odd. On a somewhat related note, I hope Prof. Carmine’s (Carlow University) suggestion is some twisted joke:

Google could escape the tenure trap by not hiring any faculty at all. Instead of hiring the faculty themselves, institutions like Google could simply purchase a vast library of taped, high quality, lectures given by academic super stars or other top performing teachers who are willing to sell series of their lectures.

Google University (…) would not only reduce the cost of education to students, the competition between professors to produce the best lectures would create vastly superior lectures, and the competition between for-profit institutions in order to attract students would produce vastly better outcomes for students, and therefore would even help American corporations, like Google itself, who need highly competent employees.

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