Tag Archives: online privacy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Facebook Graph Search: Marketing Genius, or Social Media Justice for Oversharers?

Social marketing blogs are abuzz about Facebook’s new Graph Search function. Marketers and PR departments are buying into the hype, with some experts even saying that Graph Search Optimization could be the new SEO. Though the feature could be a … Continue reading

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