When I was in the military, in boot camp, the company commanders had an answer to questions that we asked them, and it went something like this:"Not only No, but $%#% No".You can replace the symbols in your mind.

I am with Greg S on this one (wish Android would work with the @ symbol).

Type the @ symbol and the first three letters of their name.

You just place the @ symbol with the name of the person behind it and you'll see the persons name come up on the bottom of the screen and you click on it and the highlight function will occur.

What is the symbol in your advatar???

Look for Energy Star symbol and ratings on appliances. - Use recycled materials where possible.In the end, this is about perception and marketing.

Clinton JohnAND FINALLY, CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE FURNITURE COMPANY....Note the company e:mail address has many erroneous symbols in it.

So DC tends to make a lot of symbolic moves which is sad because symbolism, other than being cathartic, doesn't really achieve anything. 

It's just too obvious they're most often fraudsters who prey on gullible people that are attracted to "status symbols" and therefore buy into the hype.Just from looking at the photos, it didn't surprise me at all those you mentioned offer little to no real substantive information on the industry.

With all that said, I think a degree is more of a status symbol these days.