Author: Jacob Piatkowski
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Internet Studies, HCI & Digital Rhetoric
The Internet is a wild place. It can be as dangerous and addictive as it is insightful and convenient to users from all walks of life.
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Platforms. What Are They?
I would like to challenge the fusion of these two concepts. If the media is the message, what does that say about platforms?
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Code Is Digital Rhetoric
Systems are set up by computers and are digitally programmed using a backend function created by technology. So, code must be a form of digital rhetoric.
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New Media Is Not New
Eyman’s take on new media interests me because he develops a general definition in terms of digital rhetoric. However, I remain utterly confused.
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Media, Life, and Perception
I see the modularity and variability of websites that all make up the flow of the internet. I get to interact with both in different ways.
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Digital Print Killed the Press Star
In this new world of technology, to print is extremely fast and efficient; all someone needs to do is send a computer document to a printer.
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You CAN Hear Images
Much like digital rhetoric and digital literacy, visual rhetoric is what I have referred to the aforementioned systems as an “umbrella” system.
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A Text About Text
When we think about text, we often think of scholarly work and its content. Doug Eyman discusses text in a more analytical perspective.
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Limited Ways of Learning
Applen describes the setbacks of written learning. Written words remain unchanged and “just sit there on the page” (Applen 4).
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What Exactly IS Digital Rhetoric?
Eyman remarks the difference between “hyperlink theory” and “digital rhetoric,” by means of documenting the shift from one to the other.
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Digital Literacy is an Umbrella Term
Apple versus Android. Google versus Microsoft. Blackboard versus Canvas. All of these concepts and programs are examples of digital literacy.
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Coding the Digital World
There is a blurry line between what counts as digital and what is simply just analog. However, the digital world goes beyond a computer.
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Understanding That Reference
Intertextuality in digital media goes beyond understanding a simple reference. Writers must have a strong reason to refer to another text.
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The Importance of Privacy Protection
Personal data and information can easily be accessed in many ways. It is important to have a way to protect your private information.