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Project Description:
During my freshman year at The Art Institute Online I had asked the faculty numerous times about creating a “community” for students to communicate outside of the classroom. It would provide a way for students to talk with other students that were not in classes together. It seemed like an amazingly simple idea to me, but I kept getting told “We’re working on it” for months. Finally, on January 18, 2004 I got tired of hearing “We’re working on it” and flat out did it myself. I put together a forum in a single day and then launched a website to go with it three days later. It immediately filled up with students showing gratitude for a place where they could communicate outside of classes. Also, it wasn’t endorsed or sponsored by The Art Institute Online so it was a completely honest and laid back place to express all sorts of opinions about the school, classes, facilitators, etc. Hundreds of students have posted thousand of topics in the forums as it continues to grow in popularity. It was literally built for the students…by the students.
Project Details:
The Art Institute Online Student Community includes
- Forum for students to communicate, buy & sell items, show projects, etc
- Content Management System for posting articles
- CSS-driven navigation menu on the main site
- Ability to post videos in articles
- Over 100 affiliate partners
- Monetized with Google Adsense, Commission Junction, Linkshare, and Azoogleads
The Art Institute Online Student Community was created with the following:
Site Address:
Launched:
Shane Eubanks
