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Back to Basics: Social Media Fails, Oversharing, Security, and Identity Ownership in Digital Culture

by mbrowde Posted on April 28, 2013

This will be my final required post for this blog. But before I take my hiatus, we’re going to, as the title states, go back to the basics of what this venue has been all about: rhetoric, digital culture, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 3rd-party apps, apple, apps, Big Data, digital culture, digital rhetoric, Facebook, facebook rhetoric, google, HootSuite, identity theft, iolite, multimedia, music, online identity, online presence, online privacy, prevention, rhetoric of social media, security, social media, social media fails, social media rhetoric, soundcloud, third-party apps, tumblr, twitter | 3 Comments

The Boston Bombing in terms of social media, rhetorical ethos, and security

by mbrowde Posted on April 20, 2013

Offline right now, so will have to post completed version when I’m back to my machine, but we’ll be examining the Boston bombing through the lens of some familiar topics: *Crowdsourcing and citizen reporting as a means of demanding security, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged boston bombing, citizen reporting and reporters, crime, curation, cyberterrorism, cyberwar, digital rhetoric, ethos, law enforcement, online media, online privacy, online reputation, security, social media, terrorism | Leave a comment

The Rhetoric of Cyberwarfare: A case of Spy vs. Spy?

by mbrowde Posted on April 13, 2013

Bruce Schneier’s recent fantastic article about the rhetoric and reality of cyber war (and the surprising gap between the two) is worth a read. Though I’ve yet to mention it here because it’s a bit outside this blog’s focus, intelligence … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged China, digital rhetoric, espionage, hackers and hacking, online presence, online privacy, over-sharing, privacy, rhetoric, security, social media | 2 Comments

When the Digital World requires a Human Touch

by mbrowde Posted on March 24, 2013

Despite an increasing amount of work and social life being led online, the simple truth is that some things just can’t be automated. Last week I touched on the fact that even when automation is possible, it’s not necessarily effective–or … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged automation, digital rhetoric, education, multimedia, online presence, online reputation, online writing, relationships, teaching, unintentionally funny, writing | 6 Comments

Social Media Fails: How To Take Your Online Crisis from the Frying Pan to the Fire

by mbrowde Posted on March 10, 2013

Responding to crises is never easy, whether you’re a person who screwed up or a brand caught up in a scandal. When a crisis spills over onto social media, you can use it to your advantage or inadvertently fuel the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apologies, branding, corporate fail, crisis, dangers of bots, deleting facebook comments, digital rhetoric, facebook rhetoric, online reputation, online writing, PR, rhetoric, sincerity, social media fail, social media rhetoric, twitter etiquette, twitter rhetoric | 1 Comment

Social Media Components for TV Audience Engagement: The Awesome and the Atrocious

by mbrowde Posted on March 4, 2013

Most corporations these days either worry about their online presence or pay someone else to do so. Television has followed suit, with many major networks adopting a social component in an attempt to increase engagement and stay relevant. But there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advertising engagement, audience, blogging, character blogging, creative hashtags, engagement, gamification, interactive ads, online presence, rhetoric of social media, social media, social media fail, twitter rhetoric | Leave a comment

Online Storytelling: Creative, Nontraditional Approaches to Digital Literature

by mbrowde Posted on February 25, 2013

Anyone who has been to my house can attest to the fact that it looks like an overflowing library. Books and literary magazines overflow from all of my shelves, and are stacked atop virtually every piece of furniture. And while … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged authors, branding, literature, online media, online presence, online writing, rhetoric, twitter | Leave a comment

How Your School Papers Messed Up Your Online Writing

by mbrowde Posted on February 18, 2013

Most of us eventually realize that the things we learned in school don’t always apply out in the real world. This fact is especially true in terms of our writing habits. I have been a private writing instructor for close … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged academic, mla style, online writing, rhetoric, school papers, teaching, verbosity, wordiness, writing, writing tips | 3 Comments

Online Voyeurism and the Unintended Audience

by mbrowde Posted on February 11, 2013

Though a lot of things have changed in the field of rhetoric, most of its basic principles governing printed writing hold true in digital spaces. The first principles drilled into comp classes for First year college students are generally the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged audience, online privacy, passive-aggressive notes, privacy, unintentionally funny, voyeurism | Leave a comment

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