Michigan Loses More Face(book)

The State of Michigan is not only an economic wreck, but an exceptionally mentally challenged wreck, as the state decides to invest $1.15 million dollars in a web-based platform to assist students and their families in making college and career connections.  Isn’t that what Facebook does, you ask?  Well, yes that is what Facebook does, but socially, and the State of Michigan’s Michigan College Access Portal (MiCAP) is so much more than that, at least according to snake oil salesman extraordinaire ConnectEDU President and CEO Craig Powell.

“It’s a purpose network,”...We leverage concepts of social networking, but for a defined purpose of education and career transitioning. This could not be replicated in a Facebook environment. It’s tough to explain without seeing it.”

Yeah, “it’s tough to explain with seeing it,” sort of like ObamaCare (DeathCare) bill I guess, but hey, it’s “purpose driven,” so it has to be good.

States Bring Purpose-Driven Social Networking Tools to Schools

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