Contact Information: Contact: Kevin Wilson 513-898-1008 Jared Allgood 801.787.7009
ClassTop Announced as Recipient of fbFund for CourseFeed Application Built on Facebook(R) Platform
CourseFeed Allows Schools to Integrate Their Blackboard(R) Learning Management System With Facebook Platform
| Source: ClassTop, Inc.
OREM, UT--(Marketwire - July 24, 2008) - ClassTop,
Inc., an enterprise application provider targeting the postsecondary
education market, today announced that the CourseFeed application, built on
Facebook Platform, has been awarded a grant through Facebook's fbFund. The
announcement was made today at f8, Facebook's annual developers'
conference. The fbFund helps deliver on Facebook's mission to give people
the power to share and make the world more open and connected. The grant
will provide additional capital to help ClassTop further develop and market
CourseFeed to colleges and
universities across the country.
In an effort to grow the Facebook ecosystem, fbFund was introduced last
year to provide resources to developers by eliminating some of the
challenges of starting a company. Through fbFund, Facebook hopes to
encourage entrepreneurs to build compelling businesses on Facebook
Platform.
"We appreciate the opportunity to be part of Facebook's fbFund and for the
recognition our application has received from the Facebook community," said
Jared Allgood, CEO of ClassTop, Inc. "The grant is a compliment to our
company and the people that developed CourseFeed into a user-friendly
application that can further enhance students' ability to stay connected
with classmates and professors outside the classroom."
CourseFeed is a free Learning Management System
(LMS) plug-in that allows schools to safely and securely integrate their
online LMS with Facebook. College and university students with Blackboard
accounts will now be able to use CourseFeed to find and collaborate with
classmates and receive updates on their Facebook profiles when professors
post new announcements and assignments. CourseFeed is widely used on
university campuses and was most recently deployed at Northeastern
University where the school's Blackboard administrators integrated
CourseFeed into the school's Blackboard LMS using the CourseFeed Building
Block.
In 2007, Facebook launched Facebook Platform, a development platform that
enables developers and entrepreneurs to integrate with Facebook and create
meaningful social experiences for millions of users. With more than 80
million active users Facebook provides unparalleled potential for
applications and the opportunity to build a business that is highly
relevant to people's lives.
Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.
About ClassTop, Inc.
ClassTop is an enterprise application provider targeting the postsecondary
education market. The company's client-side software application
facilitates and synchronizes content changes to existing learning
management systems, and enhances the usability, functionality and reach of
these systems. ClassTop is a privately held company based in Orem, Utah.
For more information on ClassTop, please visit www.classtop.com or
www.coursefeed.com.