In many ways, the arc of Professor Duneier's evolution, from professor in a lecture hall to online instructor of tens of thousands, reflects a larger movement, one with the potential to transform higher education.
In the last three days, he has received hundreds of emails of support from the thousands who watched him both in the hall and online, as well as offers of work from the biggest concert promoters in Russia.
Over the past several months, Facebook has introduced a number of these sorts of features, including weather, a networking section called "discover people," a travel section called "city guides," government info via "town hall," an online jobs board, fundraisers, instant games, and more.
This included independent audits, town hall meetings, online chats with White and other management officials, and improved signage in stations.
Whether through town hall meetings, online forums or simply messaging the move through media placements, the team should have gotten community input because the team's move will have a lasting impact far beyond just the season ticket holders.
In fact, Peter Sallick, CEO of high-end bath and shower empire Waterworks, says the consumer disconnect between how designer furnishings are made and sold is what inspired him to create Dering Hall, an online marketplace for luxury home goods and interior design professionals.
At New York University, a C issued to one of 12 dining halls drew online groans.
But those in the hall, plus 1,000 online bidders joining the auction through cyberspace, seemed to see value in the most mundane bric-a-brac.
"It rapidly expanded after the war and the press gave a lot of coverage," said Roberto Bugan?an unofficial historian of the local game and the creator of Italian baseball's online hall of fame and museum.
For more nonhuman chills, you need only to tiptoe down the dark online hall to Imagination Engines, where you'll find the work of Stephen Thaler, an artificial-intelligence guru, who has been kindling life in computers, Frankenstein-style, for decades.
