Learning Goals/Tasks for Week 2:

• Read "Introduction: The Dawn of the Human Network" -Complete
• Read "How to Build Your Start-up Without Building Code" - Complete
• Podcast: Information Liquidity with slides and audio - Complete
• Connect with team members and start Marketing Information Assignment - Complete
• Read The Social Marketing Playbook - Complete
• Watch Crowdsourcing Evolution - Complete 

The two required readings for this week were "Introduction: The Dawn of the Human Network" and "How to Build Your Start-up Without Building Code".  Both of these readings were great info.  The Dawn of the Human Network was about Crowdsourceing.  I had never really heard of this word before this week.  I knew of this practice but never knew that it was called Crowdsourcing.  It really is an amazing thing that essentially wouldn't be possible without the internet.  The whole is idea that you can get best ideas and results on projects from a crowd of people.   This practice has changed the way most development companies work.  They hone in on the "wsidom of the crowd".  I think about opensource software and online multiplayer computer games.  Crowsourcing have made these what they are today.  Opensource programs are developed by a population of developers that all are basically volunteering to develop free programs for people to use.  Mutiplayer computer games use crowdsourcing when the crowd help develop new custom maps or features that were not originally offered with the original game.

"How to Build Your Start-up Without Building Code" was another great read.  This read was an actual how-to guide.  It was an interesting read and makes you really think of all the things that go into starting a web business.  This article is a must read for any entrepreneur that is starting a business.  It touched on the basic steps and tools needed for starting a web business.