Academia.edu Overhauls Profiles As Researchers Grow Their Personal Brands

[jauer]

I'd like to know how a startup managed to get a .edu domain. The eligibility requirements are quite strict: https://net.educause.edu/edudomain/eligibility.asp

[RichardPrice]

See http://www.quora.com/How-did-Academia.edu-get-the-.edu-domai...

[panda_person]

My impression of Academia was meh, since I think the last thing the world needs is yet another social networking startup. We shall see I guess.

[thebigshane]

Who here cringes every time they hear "personal brands"?

[kanzure]

> Who here cringes every time they hear "personal brands"?

Some professors really do have "brands". How do you think George Church has his hands in so many companies?

[Shish2k]

I read it as "researchers grow their personal beards", which sounded much more realistic...