WEEK 2 DISCUSSION

Please find below the content and items you need to read and watch this week. Please note your weekly discussions are tied to each week’s “Read & Watch”. MAIN FOCUS

1. Social Media

2. Social Media and Politics

READ

1. The Beginner’s Guide to Social Media  (web site - 12 chapters)

2. Smartphone political ads target non-political events to talk directly to voters, one by one  (web page)

3. How social media has changed politics  (web page)

VIEW / WATCH

· Socialnomics:  Social Media Revolution 2018  (YouTube video)

· Innovations in Humanitarian Relief  (PBS online video)

· How Online social movements translate to offline results  (PBS Online video)

· Examples of Cognitive Surplus  (web page)