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Hi everyone,

A few bits of housekeeping before tomorrow's class:

Memos: You'll be getting your memos this afternoon via e-mail with some feedback from me. Because it's the first assignment out of the gate, I gave everyone full credit. A second number in parentheses shows what your score would have been, had I graded it regularly. I give a base score (for quality, content, research, and persuasiveness) and then deduct a half point for every grammar/spelling error.

You will also get a list of "writing bugaboos," a roundup of pitfalls to avoid based upon the issues I noticed in the first batch of memos.

Your memos should offer a recommendation about the medium/technology in question. Be sure to back up your recommendation with specific research and examples. How can you apply the lessons from other sites to avoid those mistakes in your context?

Blog posts: For your blog posts, I want you to highlight interesting and unusual content from the corners of the Web. What are some sites, blogs, videos, etc. that you think your class colleagues might not be aware of? How does it illustrate a key point we've discussed in class? Why do you think it succeeds as online content?

Readings: We'll discuss surveys tomorrow and move into section on media effects. We'll be in Shewmaker 221.

E-mail me or come by my office if you have questions.

See you tomorrow,
jg