September 2011
10 posts
Assignments for Monday, Oct. 3
Due in class on Monday, Oct. 3rd:
Keep reading ‘The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World’s Greatest Encyclopedia’ by Andrew Lih; you need to have it finished by the end of next week.
Add an article to the delicious feed.
Pick a Wikipedia article for evaluation on Monday. Find an article in an area where you have some expertise. This may include:
a policy issue...
Assignments for Wednesday, Sept. 28
Due in class on Monday, Sept. 28:
Read “The Cathedral and the Bazaar” by Eric Raymond. It is available online here; scroll down a bit, and you’ll see it in many, many languages. But the online version can be challenging as a reading experience, so I’ve sent around a PDF to the class through the Google group.
Read “What is Web 2.0” by Tim O’Reilly....
Student Blogs
Akiko http://www.akiko-sugaya.net
Alex http://www.alexway.ca
Anthony http://www.thrivalhive.com
Bashar http://www.imcurious.org
Carlotta http://www.englishstudentblog.wordpress.com
Catherine http://www.cdleland.com
Claude http://www.true212.com/news/
Dan http://www.iamrealmandan.com
David http://www.ricorzo.com
Diane http://www.dianechang.net
Dorit ...
Discussed in class
A few things we discussed today in class:
Someone in class asked how the bidding process works. Here is a good video of Google’s chief economist, Hal Varian, explaining it.
The Google Grants application is here, and here are two companies that help non-profits manage their Google grants: Gott and Common Sense Google Grant Management.
You can follow the class twitter hash tag #mppdigital...
Assignments for Monday, Sept. 26
Due in class on Monday, Sept. 26:
Write your second blog post, a reading review of Stephen Levy’s In The Plex. Remember: Summarize, Analyze, Synthesize.
Buy $10 worth of Google AdWords. Remember to set a date limit. Here’s a good video tutorial on how to buy AdWords.
Read these two short articles on the Obama White House and their use of SEO and SEM:
“ObamaCare”:...
Assignments for Wednesday, Sept. 21
Due in class on Wednesday, Sept. 21:
Finish reading ‘In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives’ by Stephen Levy http://amzn.to/o6O1ZT
Add one article to the class delicious feed.
Assignments for Monday, Sept. 19
Due in class on Monday, Sept. 19:
Finish reading ‘In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives’ by Stephen Levy http://amzn.to/o6O1ZT
Add one article to the class delicious feed.
Assignments for Wednesday, Sept. 14
Due in class on Wednesday, Sept. 14:
Make sure you have submitted your website name (& blog post on Clay Shirky’s “Here Comes Everybody”) using this form: http://bit.ly/dpi659blogs
Start reading ‘In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives’ by Stephen Levy http://amzn.to/o6O1ZT
Add one article to the class delicious feed.
Once you've got your blog
Please fill out this little form so I know where to find it:
http://bit.ly/dpi659blogs
Thanks
Assignments for Monday, Sept. 12
Due in class on Monday, Sept. 12:
Finish reading ‘Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations’ by Clay Shirky
Use InstantDomainSearch.com to find an available domain; I recommend using Wordpress to purchase the domain, but you can also use another registrar like GoDaddy to purchase it. You will need a credit card. It should cost approximately $15. Remember to say...