What if Google bought Thomson Learning?
Thomson Learning is a big, important division of global media giant Thomson and the big news today is that it's on the block, possibly for as much as $5 billion. That's quite an acquisition, but if you look at what Thomson Learning does, it sure seems to me that Google could be a likely buyer.
The WSJ details that "Thomson Learning's textbooks, testing and certification materials are used by colleges and distance-learning organizations, and include its Thomson Wadsworth, Thomson Gale and Thomson Delmar imprints. The unit also maintains a number of online learning courses and its own university, Universitas 21 Global, which issues graduate degrees through online instruction."
Google could be a good match here, gaining access to the invaluable content and online learning system, and another strong possibility in my eyes is Apollo Group, parent of the University of Phoenix.
How might that all spin out? Read my thoughts here: What if Google Bought Thomson Learning.
The WSJ details that "Thomson Learning's textbooks, testing and certification materials are used by colleges and distance-learning organizations, and include its Thomson Wadsworth, Thomson Gale and Thomson Delmar imprints. The unit also maintains a number of online learning courses and its own university, Universitas 21 Global, which issues graduate degrees through online instruction."
Google could be a good match here, gaining access to the invaluable content and online learning system, and another strong possibility in my eyes is Apollo Group, parent of the University of Phoenix.
How might that all spin out? Read my thoughts here: What if Google Bought Thomson Learning.
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