EdBizWatch

Academia.Edu Overhauls Profiles

The site is approaching 2M users with 4,000 joining daily, and is backed by $7M funding.

Academia.edu Puts Onus on Researchers to Manage Profiles, Kim-Mai Cutler, TechCrunch

Academia.edu Adds Analytics Dashboard

“It gives scientists visibility into all the traffic they’re receiving by country & other factors."

Academia.edu to Bring Transparency to How Research Spreads, Kim-Mai Cutler, TechCrunch 

Academia.edu Has Raised $4.5 Million from Spark Captial

Academia.edu, a social network for researchers, speeds pace of sharing research.

Spark Capital Funds Academia.edu to Make Reserach Social, Liz Gannes, AllThingsD