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    He also had a much simpler take on it... I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics. - Richard Feynman

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    Thanks! Yes, I've been talking with some college professors, and it looks like the software would work well there too. There may need to be some customization of the analytics to h…

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    Good feedback -- thanks. For #2, do you have any suggestions of other things that would work well on the home page? And for #3, I went into detail on use cases/specific problems th…

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    Hmm, thanks. We'll have to work on the front page copy. Do her students never reply to the text messages she sends out? That's the core of the value-add -- whether inside or outsid…

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    Thanks! Yeah, we hate those clickers too.

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    Thanks for catching that.

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    Thanks! If she or other teachers have any questions, they're welcome to email me: m [at] classpager.com.

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    We've been piloting with teachers, so we're starting by marketing to teachers directly. The goal is to have a product that's both useful at the free level and affordable at the pre…

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    Thanks Thomas! I love your designs (and http://www.weekendhacker.net too :)

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    Yes, that's very true. It's going to take a while to convince schools to change all these entrenched behaviors and policies. But, as you're getting at, it's also obvious that techn…

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    Thanks! We spent a fair amount of time polishing little UI details. I really appreciate you forwarding it to your teacher friends. If they have any questions at all, or just need a…

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    Yes, there are many different angles. To be clear, the technique of messaging in a special code to a number to "subscribe" to a service has been around for many, many years before …

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    Thanks! And I love that line about the "personal connection" without breaching privacy -- I'll have to use that. One of the things we've been exploring is ways to integrate over ex…

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    Yes, we have classrooms using the service. I'd love to talk to them, if you think they'd be interested in a conversation. We're headed in a bit of a different direction (message an…

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    Thank you! I really appreciate you forwarding it to them. If they have any questions at all, or just need a walkthrough, they're welcome to email me: m [at] classpager.com.

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