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RedGloo: Experiences of developing and using an emerging technology in higher education

The article considers RedGloo, an online social network created for students of the School of Systems Engineering at the University of Reading in England in 2006. The creation of RedGloo and its use by students from 2006 both in formal and informal education are discussed. The use of other social media by students with access to RedGloo is discussed. Criticisms and praise of RedGloo by college graduates who used the network during its existence from 2006-2011 are examined. It is concluded that the growth of other social media effectively replaced the need for RedGloo as a means of communication in learning.