Recently I signed up for a membership on Lynda.com after hearing about the site from so many different forums and comments from several friends of mine. Granted there are many tutorial based sites around the web, but none that are broad and expansive as Lynda.com, at least that I’ve seen thus far.

I am a self-proclaimed-learn-it-yourself type of a person, and I strongly believe that hands on experience is a very powerful way of learning new skills. For this reason I have enjoyed the tutorials on Lynda.com because it allows me to work at my own pace, whether fast or slow, to learn new skills or dust off unused skills with a good refresher course. I would say, however, that the cost may seem high to pay $25/month, but I think it’s worth it.

I’d like to know from any of you out there if you know have used Lynda.com, your experiences, and if you recommend any other similar resources online.

One big piece of news from today is the deal between Plaxo and Comcast – yep – another big merger. The purchase price is between $150 and $170 million. All in all I think this is a great move for Plaxo, even though they originally wanted $250 million. Plaxo has been making some great advances on there site over the past year, including Pulse - their version of the Facebook News Feeds and User Feeds. Even though Plaxo may not be as trendy and popular as Facebook, I do think with proper guidance and marketing it can be a great tool for a more business savvy audience and possibly an older generation.