Michael Staton
is the Co-Founder and CEO of
Inigral, Inc, a company that builds social web
applications for education. Their product
Schools on
Facebook has generated much excitement in the press.
Before starting
Inigral, he was an Educational Interaction and
Curriculum Designer for a San Francisco start-up and taught in the
Houston
ISD. He has an MA in International Development from
Clark
University in Worcester, MA.
In our conversation,
Michael discusses
Learning Management Systems (LMS) and their
placement and standards in university market. Learning how
these compare and the heavy process of standard applications in
education, has helped
Michael shape his product Schools on
Facebook to be
more social than academic.
He further discusses this offering and its integration with campus
social groups, alumni, and what companies need to do to engage
campus communities. He expands on what his product has become
and existing social networking communities’ benefits and
disadvantages (
Facebook,
Ning,
Windows Live Spaces).
You can learn more about
Michael Staton and
Inigral's work at
http://www.inigral.com.