Masie is well known for his Learning Trends blog, which contains mostly short, entertaining reports from the eLearning world. In under three weeks - as of 20 Apr 08 - he has been able to attract more than 3,300 people from almost seventy countries to join his new web effort.

It remains to be seen which medium proves to be the favorite, and what type of balance is established on LearningTown between the technical discussion and the desire for primarily social interaction.