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Direct link: http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/treehouse-3-million

In short, Treehouse is giving away 2,500, 2-year long subscriptions to college students.

College students can always major in CS. With the down economy, personally I would find it more inspiring if they gave away some to people trying to find new careers.

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This put Treehouse on the map for me. I have not seen evidence to suggest that Treehouse's $50/month program is any bit more worthwhile than Codecademy's program, but the notion that I could "save" $1,200 ($50/month * 2 years) on education makes this attraction too interesting to pass up.

I just signed up, told a friend, and will probably tell another five people about Treehouse today. Great marketing stunt.

That's a great idea! I'll talk to our team about us possibly taking that on next.

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