Due in class on Wednesday, Sept. 7:

• Apply for membership to the class Google Group
• Set up a LinkedIn account. LinkedIn is the social networking service for professionals. After you’ve got your profile setup, invite me to be your friend. You should use my Harvard email address, Nicco_Mele [at] hks.harvard.edu. After you’ve invited me, then invite your friends.
• Read The Long Tail by Chris Anderson, an article from Wired Magazine. You should also read the Long Tail Wikipedia page.
• Read Part 1 of “The Groundswell” by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff. This is available as an electronic reserve reading here.
• Read “Essential Blogging” (Doctorow et al) – Chapter 1
• Read “How the Web Was Won” by Keenan Mayo and Peter Newcomb in the July 2008 issue of Vanity Fair.
• Use http://instantdomainsearch.com to start investigating domain names
• Be prepared with a credit card in order to purchase your own website domain – approximately $15.00.
• Read these blogs:
  • http://techpresident.com
  • http://buzzmachine.com/
  • http://scripting.com/
• Don’t forget to buy the books:
  • ‘Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations’ by Clay Shirky
    http://amzn.to/bemFes
  • ‘In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives’ by Stephen Levy
    http://amzn.to/o6O1ZT
  • ‘The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World’s Greatest Encyclopedia’ by Andrew Lih 
    http://amzn.to/9yEXqH