Explore how one or more of the keywords (the course policy sheet has all the keywords for the course and you have additional ones from our class discussions) manifests itself in a SPECIFIC digital space (think: Facebook, blogger, etc.)
Hmmmm...I’ve actually copied and pasted the list-o-terms from the course policy sheet into the Word document I’m drafting this post on, and ‘tis interesting to consider the ways in which so many key terms manifest themselves in this “primitive” digital spaces... (I am presuming that by “digital space” you are not solely referring to those found online.)
As I use the space to compose, I am reminded that, while this program is again perhaps one of the most basic, “user-friendly” digital spaces one can compose in, so many of the key terms manifest themselves... The interface of this space is quite simple, and the large white space before me is very conducive to editing effectively; in a flash, I can highlight and delete large or small blocks of text that upon reviewing seem to be of no value, I can cut and paste any such text into different locales within a developing paragraphs, to explore whether a new arrangement of ideas might better assist my audience in understanding the meaning of what I am composing. Certainly the ability to transform text to hypertext is readily available, and so, I am able to strategically invite my audience to become more engaged in a composition by linking them through to various web-based spaces which utilize any number of different media, and all-together work to strengthen the pathos, ethos and logos of my rhetorical situation. With regard to the visual aspect of Word as a digital space, it is by no means a graphic wonderland. However, I can absolutely insert images into my text, then manipulate and arrange them in such a way as to help deepen the meaning of my composition. It’s all so fascinating...
On the other hand, with some key terms, I am reminded of the limitation of Word as a digital space; certainly in using Word the design of my composition (and so, the visual) will be way more simplistic than if I were to utilize a more graphic-friendly applications such as PowerPoint, or as related to the web, Blogger or Prezi. Composing in Word may also limit my audience and genre. No matter how you slice it, Word simply cannot offer the immediacy of communication that web-based digital spaces can, given the seemingly limitless possibilities that exist with regard to arrangement of media, text and images. By composing in Word, perhaps I am limiting my audience to those mortals alone who will respond enthusiastically to the calling, “if you like to read, come hither...” Sigh. Here’s to sweet nostalgia. An impassioned bard can dream...
We may view Facebook as an extremely formatted social network. It has default settings for our background, texts, layouts and everything in between. Style manifests itself in this specific digital space in a less obvious way. Instead people are forced to express themselves through what they post. Their style does not contain any aesthetic value on Facebook. You would never be able to tell a persons favorite color or sport just by clicking onto their homepage. On Facebook, unlike Twitter or Myspace, the only way to gain perspective on a persons own style is through text or posted pictures. There are numerous outlets where style can be expressed. Facebook utilizes text. You can express your style not only by what you say but how you say it. Abbreviations, sentence structure, lack of sentence structure, emoticons, these are all features that give us a peak into the style of an individual. When it comes to Facebook, style lies in what you post and what you don’t post. Even the type of pictures you have on your page come to represent an individual’s style. The type of information and how much information you reveal become indicators of style as well. A conservative person will be more inclined to offer less than an out spoken person would. Your audience of Facebook is anyone you accept or add as a friend. Your audience may affect how you use Facebook as a digital space. If you are friends with your parents and family, your Facebook page will probably look a little differently than it would if your audience was strictly your peers. Your audience on Facebook will obviously be very broad and will include a spectrum of individuals. Your Facebook takes on qualities of your individuality through style and audience. This is what sets one persons page apart from another, and makes one person more interesting to follow than another. The better representation a Facebook page has of a person, usually the more interesting it is since all Facebook pages share a general format.
The Internet is so vast and extensive; we can have worlds of communication within it. An example of this would be Facebook. We have textual language, video, audio, and interactive ways of communicating to one another in any part of the world. These means of communication are different forms of media. Media is vastly engrained within our society at all times. Whether it is advertisements, games, or entertainment, these are all within the field of media. Arguably the key to the success of Facebook could be all the different types of media that are featured within the website. Different types of media appeal to different types of people accordingly. Also, media can be transcribed through different forms of text through intertextuality. A video with audible is much more jarring to a person opposed to text using language. The visual appeals more to the irrational side of ones emotion forcing them to act quickly on what their brain is registering as sight. On the other hand, textual language causes one to think analytically about the rhetorical situation. Another element of Facebook that is just as important is the genre of what is being said. The reason for social networks like Facebook is for communication. The genre of what is being communicated can determine the content in which you look at as well as whom you interact with on Facebook as well. By viewing ones profile, you are permitted access to a variety of different genres of material. Pictures, status, personal information, quotes, are all part of genre. One of the most important words that apply to Facebook would indefinitely be digital. We are in a new age, the technological age. Digital is the new way of life. Everything from letters, books, and almost any other form of media has switched to new technology to satisfy the need for advancing digital communication. Facebook is the most popular aspect of the digital world with more users than the population of some major countries. Genre, media, and digital were used to blend Facebook to the theories and concepts behind rhetoric and audience appeal. The more words and theories that are associated with Facebook and other forms of digital space will enhance the effectiveness of that particular form. The role that rhetoric plays in any field of communication is vastly under-rated among members of society.
Two keywords that scream out to me are when thinking about Facebook are communication and audience. Communication is a huge deal with Facebook because that is the main thing that we are trying to do. We want to talk to people we don’t see everyday and Facebook makes it easiest to do that. The internet gives us a lot of capability to communicate for free. For instance, Facebook is a free networking site where I can talk to my mom who is 7 hours away from me without using phone minutes if I didn’t have any. I think communication is important in life and that is why Facebook does so well in the world. I like to talk to everyone on Facebook more than talking on the phone because that’s the way it is now days.
Audience is another main thing that involves Facebook. People post status’ to get everyone to “like” or comment on it. We are writing to an audience not just one single person when writing on someone’s wall. If you are writing something on one person’s wall, you are giving the chance to let everyone see it. This makes you want to post things that are “Facebook appropriate”. For example, don’t post something you wouldn’t want your parents to see. If you have to ask whether or not to put it on, don’t put it on the internet. Audience can hurt you as much as cause enjoyment. If you curse and post terrible pictures of yourself, you can create a bad image for your audience. People who don’t know you and are friends with you on Facebook can judge you from your Facebook. I feel like audience is more important than communication because opinions do go along way. For instance, in the work place or even big time universities will check up on Facebook to see if you look presentable there to accept or hire you.
Both of these key terms that we have incorporated in class show much more than just inside the classroom. From social networking, audience and communication go a long way. Without these two, Facebook wouldn’t exist. You need people to be able to make something thrive. Especially a social networking site. Facebook has now taken over what MySpace used to be and who knows if anything else will go beyond Facebook. Maybe one day!
The internet has an immensely broad spectrum of digital spaces open to basically anyone, as long as the person divvies out their email address and comes up with a seven-digit security password. These sites tend to focus on particular subjects and are based on communication through the written word. Individuals create and respond to posts, ask and answer questions, and share ideas. They are fantastic resources to learn from and converse with individuals who also have similar interests.
Then there is Tumblr. Tumblr is a multimedia blog dedicated to, anything. Rather than displaying thoughts about one subject, users have the ability to post random fancies on their own personal page. It is almost like creating a personal website without all of the extra knowledge of the workings of web design. Being so, it is extremely visual. Bloggers are able to choose from a large variety of Tumblr formats, singling out which one would most benefit the type of blog they wish to present. There are ones displaying numerous posts across the page, almost like a gallery, and others that only show one post at a time, requiring the viewer to scroll down after each section. Each tumblr user can customize the colors, font sizes, display cases, borders, and backgrounds as well to create the perfect setting to present their ideas.
Building off from the visual aspects of Tumblr, the media portion is also a large component. Bloggers can post any type of media they want. They can post single photos, slide shows, artwork, videos, links, music, and writings. The writings can be stories, simple comments, and even conversations between people (there is a separate posting section just for this). The genres vary drastically as well. And what is fascinating about this, is that all sorts of people are able to view these posts, rather than the select elite few who are part of a specific forum.
Communication is the factor that truly powers Tumblr. Bloggers contact others through posting questions on their Tumblrs where others can answer them, and vice versa. They can also explore their, “Dashboard,” or home site, and search key tags in order to discover relating posts. At this point they have the ability to “like,” a specific post, which is shown by clicking a little heart near by, or they can create a written comment, image response, or again, ask a question. Tumblr users can also, “reblog,” another’s post. Reblogging is the act of taking a fellow Tumblr user’s post and placing it on their own Tumblr. The reblog always states where the piece was originally reblogged from, giving the author acceptable credit. Once a work has been reblogged, the owner is immediately notified. This leads to networking between individuals who are viewing these works, and can now connect on similar interests as well as discovering new ones. The last form of Tumblr communication is, “Following.” While exploring the Tumblrs of others, people have the choice to, “Follow,” or keep track of the ones they find most interesting. Once a blogger starts following a certain individual, their new posts appear on the follower’s dashboard. This allows them to watch for new information on a constant basis, further connecting users and advancing the distribution of information amongst others.
Once I reopened the course syllabus I realized that a lot of these terms manifest themselves in different digital spaces, especially social media. Actually the third word on the list is media. When defined media is the plural of medium and refers to any form of communication that reaches or influences others. With different social media the term or keyword fits perfectly. Through Facebook, blogger, and others individuals communicate to one another and even influence each other. I remember once there was an epidemic of people writing different notes on Facebook. This widespread influenced many Facebook users to compose in this digital space. Another keyword, communication, also comes into play. On Facebook users can communicate via messages, instant messages and even wall post. These different media are digital and this is where another keyword manifest itself. Genre and audience can go hand in hand when manifesting it in different digital spaces. When thinking about composing you need to decide on the genre which falls into place with the different digital space. Then once you have chosen the genre you can decide how to pursue this depending on the audience. For example, Facebook, if you are a college student with a lot of different high ranked friends you are going to be careful about what you compose because of the audience. Yet, if you just have a bunch of college friends your status updates and different things aren’t going to be as cautious. Another keyword that manifests itself well is convergence. Within different digital spaces the keyword convergence plays a huge role. Now a days you can converge almost anything together. You can converge text and videos on Blogger and Facebook and so forth which proves convergence is.
In conclusion, all of the keywords can manifest themselves in different digital spaces its just up to us to figure out how. There is honestly not one keyword that I can say that can’t manifest itself in different digital spaces. Digital spaces give so much leeway to what can and cannot be done, therefore, leaving opportunities endless.
Facebook is the one clear example of what the digital is. Nowadays, Facebook is more of its own version of the Internet with different of the definitions we’ve seen before in it. Facebook’s genre is clearly the one of the “social network,” full of pictures, videos, messages, and whatnot. And within that genre we have get things like audience, communication, interface, and many more. Of course there is more than just one audience when it comes to Facebook. In one hand there’s the Facebook we use to interact with friends. This audience is composed of our facebook friends and alongside them comes their information. Their information is basically different genres of composition. Facebook walls, photo albums, videos, these are all examples of information of different users and in different genres that allows for even more communication. Around them we build some of the same circles we see in the non digital world. This then also showcases to Facebook‘s ability to remediate most of the same kind of relationships we experience in the real world. Then we have the non friends’ pages, which talk to a complete different audience from the one before. These pages come from media organizations, sports teams, celebrities, businesses, etc. and they deliver information that many users are able to find useful in one way or another, thus producing intertextuality between a facebook page which is a form of digital, and say a newspaper or magazine ad, which is a form of print. They are both examples on how media tries to reach an audience most kinds of medium possible. Additionally Facebook showcases both; rhetoric and the rhetorical situation. In Facebook, we find the rhetorical situation everywhere we see. For example whenever we see our friends profiles. Why would there be a rhetorical situation? Well, let us remember that an exigence is required for a rhetorical situation. For our friends, there’s a need to showcase our written thoughts and/or our visual elements, thus creating the exigence of wanting to see our lives reflected online. In addition, the role of rhetoric can also be seen whenever we express ourselves through Facebook. Ultimately whenever there’s an argument, there’s rhetoric. Facebook has been very good at showcasing that rhetoric whenever they advertise in such a personalized way, which is either clever or an invasion of privacy. Your mileage may vary. But most important, Facebook is a platform. A platform for us to look beyond the paper, and into the digital world for us to use.
Where should I begin? Just about every key word that we've talked about can, in some way, be constructed into the digital world. There seems to be much less editing and revising on social networks because people tend to simply type what they want to say and then send it out without looking at grammar or word use. On the other hand, many people, myself included, have gone back through certain social networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace and deleted things because they can be viewed as unappropriated from the view of future employers. At the same time, the internet is essentially one giant form of communication through text and visual aides. I personally love the fact that I can send an email to a teacher asking a question instead of having to wait til the next day of class to get it answered. This is even more useful considering what I did for my digital project. If it wasn't for the internet, I never would have gotten the interview questions to the teachers I did.
Still, there are other ways to view the digital age and how we use it. The rhetorical situation has changed with technology. We are slowly learning to adapt to this change, some are learning faster than others. We no longer have to send out a mass message about a group meeting in a specific place at a certain time. Yes it is still the most helpful way, but now people are having CEO type meetings through online video feeds even though the people might be in a different country.
Even so, you can't help but look at two key words on the list. Audience and genre. What is unique about the digital age, more specifically social networking, is that we can now choose our audience. The genre is going to be what we put online since that is the most convenient way for most people now. But the fact that our audience is now our "friends" we add online. We can pick and choose who sees our work. We can decide whether or not we want to cater to an eighty year-old or someone who is eighteen. This is what makes the digital age interesting, yet scary at the same time.
Hmmmm...I’ve actually copied and pasted the list-o-terms from the course policy sheet into the Word document I’m drafting this post on, and ‘tis interesting to consider the ways in which so many key terms manifest themselves in this “primitive” digital spaces... (I am presuming that by “digital space” you are not solely referring to those found online.)
ReplyDeleteAs I use the space to compose, I am reminded that, while this program is again perhaps one of the most basic, “user-friendly” digital spaces one can compose in, so many of the key terms manifest themselves... The interface of this space is quite simple, and the large white space before me is very conducive to editing effectively; in a flash, I can highlight and delete large or small blocks of text that upon reviewing seem to be of no value, I can cut and paste any such text into different locales within a developing paragraphs, to explore whether a new arrangement of ideas might better assist my audience in understanding the meaning of what I am composing. Certainly the ability to transform text to hypertext is readily available, and so, I am able to strategically invite my audience to become more engaged in a composition by linking them through to various web-based spaces which utilize any number of different media, and all-together work to strengthen the pathos, ethos and logos of my rhetorical situation. With regard to the visual aspect of Word as a digital space, it is by no means a graphic wonderland. However, I can absolutely insert images into my text, then manipulate and arrange them in such a way as to help deepen the meaning of my composition. It’s all so fascinating...
On the other hand, with some key terms, I am reminded of the limitation of Word as a digital space; certainly in using Word the design of my composition (and so, the visual) will be way more simplistic than if I were to utilize a more graphic-friendly applications such as PowerPoint, or as related to the web, Blogger or Prezi. Composing in Word may also limit my audience and genre. No matter how you slice it, Word simply cannot offer the immediacy of communication that web-based digital spaces can, given the seemingly limitless possibilities that exist with regard to arrangement of media, text and images. By composing in Word, perhaps I am limiting my audience to those mortals alone who will respond enthusiastically to the calling, “if you like to read, come hither...” Sigh. Here’s to sweet nostalgia. An impassioned bard can dream...
We may view Facebook as an extremely formatted social network. It has default settings for our background, texts, layouts and everything in between. Style manifests itself in this specific digital space in a less obvious way. Instead people are forced to express themselves through what they post. Their style does not contain any aesthetic value on Facebook. You would never be able to tell a persons favorite color or sport just by clicking onto their homepage. On Facebook, unlike Twitter or Myspace, the only way to gain perspective on a persons own style is through text or posted pictures. There are numerous outlets where style can be expressed. Facebook utilizes text. You can express your style not only by what you say but how you say it. Abbreviations, sentence structure, lack of sentence structure, emoticons, these are all features that give us a peak into the style of an individual. When it comes to Facebook, style lies in what you post and what you don’t post. Even the type of pictures you have on your page come to represent an individual’s style. The type of information and how much information you reveal become indicators of style as well. A conservative person will be more inclined to offer less than an out spoken person would. Your audience of Facebook is anyone you accept or add as a friend. Your audience may affect how you use Facebook as a digital space. If you are friends with your parents and family, your Facebook page will probably look a little differently than it would if your audience was strictly your peers. Your audience on Facebook will obviously be very broad and will include a spectrum of individuals. Your Facebook takes on qualities of your individuality through style and audience. This is what sets one persons page apart from another, and makes one person more interesting to follow than another. The better representation a Facebook page has of a person, usually the more interesting it is since all Facebook pages share a general format.
ReplyDeleteThe Internet is so vast and extensive; we can have worlds of communication within it. An example of this would be Facebook. We have textual language, video, audio, and interactive ways of communicating to one another in any part of the world. These means of communication are different forms of media. Media is vastly engrained within our society at all times. Whether it is advertisements, games, or entertainment, these are all within the field of media. Arguably the key to the success of Facebook could be all the different types of media that are featured within the website. Different types of media appeal to different types of people accordingly. Also, media can be transcribed through different forms of text through intertextuality. A video with audible is much more jarring to a person opposed to text using language. The visual appeals more to the irrational side of ones emotion forcing them to act quickly on what their brain is registering as sight. On the other hand, textual language causes one to think analytically about the rhetorical situation. Another element of Facebook that is just as important is the genre of what is being said. The reason for social networks like Facebook is for communication. The genre of what is being communicated can determine the content in which you look at as well as whom you interact with on Facebook as well. By viewing ones profile, you are permitted access to a variety of different genres of material. Pictures, status, personal information, quotes, are all part of genre. One of the most important words that apply to Facebook would indefinitely be digital. We are in a new age, the technological age. Digital is the new way of life. Everything from letters, books, and almost any other form of media has switched to new technology to satisfy the need for advancing digital communication. Facebook is the most popular aspect of the digital world with more users than the population of some major countries. Genre, media, and digital were used to blend Facebook to the theories and concepts behind rhetoric and audience appeal. The more words and theories that are associated with Facebook and other forms of digital space will enhance the effectiveness of that particular form. The role that rhetoric plays in any field of communication is vastly under-rated among members of society.
ReplyDeleteTwo keywords that scream out to me are when thinking about Facebook are communication and audience. Communication is a huge deal with Facebook because that is the main thing that we are trying to do. We want to talk to people we don’t see everyday and Facebook makes it easiest to do that. The internet gives us a lot of capability to communicate for free. For instance, Facebook is a free networking site where I can talk to my mom who is 7 hours away from me without using phone minutes if I didn’t have any. I think communication is important in life and that is why Facebook does so well in the world. I like to talk to everyone on Facebook more than talking on the phone because that’s the way it is now days.
ReplyDeleteAudience is another main thing that involves Facebook. People post status’ to get everyone to “like” or comment on it. We are writing to an audience not just one single person when writing on someone’s wall. If you are writing something on one person’s wall, you are giving the chance to let everyone see it. This makes you want to post things that are “Facebook appropriate”. For example, don’t post something you wouldn’t want your parents to see. If you have to ask whether or not to put it on, don’t put it on the internet. Audience can hurt you as much as cause enjoyment. If you curse and post terrible pictures of yourself, you can create a bad image for your audience. People who don’t know you and are friends with you on Facebook can judge you from your Facebook. I feel like audience is more important than communication because opinions do go along way. For instance, in the work place or even big time universities will check up on Facebook to see if you look presentable there to accept or hire you.
Both of these key terms that we have incorporated in class show much more than just inside the classroom. From social networking, audience and communication go a long way. Without these two, Facebook wouldn’t exist. You need people to be able to make something thrive. Especially a social networking site. Facebook has now taken over what MySpace used to be and who knows if anything else will go beyond Facebook. Maybe one day!
The internet has an immensely broad spectrum of digital spaces open to basically anyone, as long as the person divvies out their email address and comes up with a seven-digit security password. These sites tend to focus on particular subjects and are based on communication through the written word. Individuals create and respond to posts, ask and answer questions, and share ideas. They are fantastic resources to learn from and converse with individuals who also have similar interests.
ReplyDeleteThen there is Tumblr. Tumblr is a multimedia blog dedicated to, anything. Rather than displaying thoughts about one subject, users have the ability to post random fancies on their own personal page. It is almost like creating a personal website without all of the extra knowledge of the workings of web design. Being so, it is extremely visual. Bloggers are able to choose from a large variety of Tumblr formats, singling out which one would most benefit the type of blog they wish to present. There are ones displaying numerous posts across the page, almost like a gallery, and others that only show one post at a time, requiring the viewer to scroll down after each section. Each tumblr user can customize the colors, font sizes, display cases, borders, and backgrounds as well to create the perfect setting to present their ideas.
Building off from the visual aspects of Tumblr, the media portion is also a large component. Bloggers can post any type of media they want. They can post single photos, slide shows, artwork, videos, links, music, and writings. The writings can be stories, simple comments, and even conversations between people (there is a separate posting section just for this). The genres vary drastically as well. And what is fascinating about this, is that all sorts of people are able to view these posts, rather than the select elite few who are part of a specific forum.
Communication is the factor that truly powers Tumblr. Bloggers contact others through posting questions on their Tumblrs where others can answer them, and vice versa. They can also explore their, “Dashboard,” or home site, and search key tags in order to discover relating posts. At this point they have the ability to “like,” a specific post, which is shown by clicking a little heart near by, or they can create a written comment, image response, or again, ask a question. Tumblr users can also, “reblog,” another’s post. Reblogging is the act of taking a fellow Tumblr user’s post and placing it on their own Tumblr. The reblog always states where the piece was originally reblogged from, giving the author acceptable credit. Once a work has been reblogged, the owner is immediately notified. This leads to networking between individuals who are viewing these works, and can now connect on similar interests as well as discovering new ones. The last form of Tumblr communication is, “Following.” While exploring the Tumblrs of others, people have the choice to, “Follow,” or keep track of the ones they find most interesting. Once a blogger starts following a certain individual, their new posts appear on the follower’s dashboard. This allows them to watch for new information on a constant basis, further connecting users and advancing the distribution of information amongst others.
Once I reopened the course syllabus I realized that a lot of these terms manifest themselves in different digital spaces, especially social media. Actually the third word on the list is media. When defined media is the plural of medium and refers to any form of communication that reaches or influences others. With different social media the term or keyword fits perfectly. Through Facebook, blogger, and others individuals communicate to one another and even influence each other. I remember once there was an epidemic of people writing different notes on Facebook. This widespread influenced many Facebook users to compose in this digital space. Another keyword, communication, also comes into play. On Facebook users can communicate via messages, instant messages and even wall post. These different media are digital and this is where another keyword manifest itself.
ReplyDeleteGenre and audience can go hand in hand when manifesting it in different digital spaces. When thinking about composing you need to decide on the genre which falls into place with the different digital space. Then once you have chosen the genre you can decide how to pursue this depending on the audience. For example, Facebook, if you are a college student with a lot of different high ranked friends you are going to be careful about what you compose because of the audience. Yet, if you just have a bunch of college friends your status updates and different things aren’t going to be as cautious. Another keyword that manifests itself well is convergence. Within different digital spaces the keyword convergence plays a huge role. Now a days you can converge almost anything together. You can converge text and videos on Blogger and Facebook and so forth which proves convergence is.
In conclusion, all of the keywords can manifest themselves in different digital spaces its just up to us to figure out how. There is honestly not one keyword that I can say that can’t manifest itself in different digital spaces. Digital spaces give so much leeway to what can and cannot be done, therefore, leaving opportunities endless.
Facebook is the one clear example of what the digital is. Nowadays, Facebook is more of its own version of the Internet with different of the definitions we’ve seen before in it. Facebook’s genre is clearly the one of the “social network,” full of pictures, videos, messages, and whatnot. And within that genre we have get things like audience, communication, interface, and many more.
ReplyDeleteOf course there is more than just one audience when it comes to Facebook. In one hand there’s the Facebook we use to interact with friends. This audience is composed of our facebook friends and alongside them comes their information. Their information is basically different genres of composition. Facebook walls, photo albums, videos, these are all examples of information of different users and in different genres that allows for even more communication. Around them we build some of the same circles we see in the non digital world. This then also showcases to Facebook‘s ability to remediate most of the same kind of relationships we experience in the real world.
Then we have the non friends’ pages, which talk to a complete different audience from the one before. These pages come from media organizations, sports teams, celebrities, businesses, etc. and they deliver information that many users are able to find useful in one way or another, thus producing intertextuality between a facebook page which is a form of digital, and say a newspaper or magazine ad, which is a form of print. They are both examples on how media tries to reach an audience most kinds of medium possible.
Additionally Facebook showcases both; rhetoric and the rhetorical situation. In Facebook, we find the rhetorical situation everywhere we see. For example whenever we see our friends profiles. Why would there be a rhetorical situation? Well, let us remember that an exigence is required for a rhetorical situation. For our friends, there’s a need to showcase our written thoughts and/or our visual elements, thus creating the exigence of wanting to see our lives reflected online. In addition, the role of rhetoric can also be seen whenever we express ourselves through Facebook.
Ultimately whenever there’s an argument, there’s rhetoric. Facebook has been very good at showcasing that rhetoric whenever they advertise in such a personalized way, which is either clever or an invasion of privacy. Your mileage may vary. But most important, Facebook is a platform. A platform for us to look beyond the paper, and into the digital world for us to use.
Where should I begin? Just about every key word that we've talked about can, in some way, be constructed into the digital world. There seems to be much less editing and revising on social networks because people tend to simply type what they want to say and then send it out without looking at grammar or word use. On the other hand, many people, myself included, have gone back through certain social networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace and deleted things because they can be viewed as unappropriated from the view of future employers. At the same time, the internet is essentially one giant form of communication through text and visual aides. I personally love the fact that I can send an email to a teacher asking a question instead of having to wait til the next day of class to get it answered. This is even more useful considering what I did for my digital project. If it wasn't for the internet, I never would have gotten the interview questions to the teachers I did.
ReplyDeleteStill, there are other ways to view the digital age and how we use it. The rhetorical situation has changed with technology. We are slowly learning to adapt to this change, some are learning faster than others. We no longer have to send out a mass message about a group meeting in a specific place at a certain time. Yes it is still the most helpful way, but now people are having CEO type meetings through online video feeds even though the people might be in a different country.
Even so, you can't help but look at two key words on the list. Audience and genre. What is unique about the digital age, more specifically social networking, is that we can now choose our audience. The genre is going to be what we put online since that is the most convenient way for most people now. But the fact that our audience is now our "friends" we add online. We can pick and choose who sees our work. We can decide whether or not we want to cater to an eighty year-old or someone who is eighteen. This is what makes the digital age interesting, yet scary at the same time.
Sorry about the name change (rss09d). Wrong Google account.
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