I'm a late bloomer and digital rhetoric is.. a lot.

Being a late bloomer to the class this is my entry on the first signed reading...enjoy?

I have a little bit of an advantage with this post because not only did I get to read the articles, but I also got to read what everyone posted and what we briefly discussed about it in class this morning. First let me reflect on what I drew from other posts...

First, I loved the way Sara made the connection between digital rhetorics and online marketing, I couldn't agree more. Persuasion, persuasion, persuasion, buy, buy, buy, definitely come to mind on digital spaces and the type of information/content certain companies/websites/digital spaces are displaying/holding. Second, I appreciate the explanation of digital rhetorics being how people respond to discourse, and how they try to persuade people to respond to discourse in digital spaces (I think that was Annette). Then in class, Pam mentioned that all of the articles spoke of digital rhetorics as if it were a political issue...they hover around what it is and talk about it technically, but they never actually just get to the point and straight up say what it's all about.

Before I read the readings, the first things that come to mind when thinking about "digital rhetorics" are media, persuasion, politics, media, marketing, commerce, e-commerce, media, social commerce, science, and did I mention media? Media is everywhere. Media is fed to us on a daily basis, whether it's entertainment, news, sports, you name it- I'm sure you can find some form of media of it on the web. So when I think "digital rhetorics" I think of media and how it is created for a reason, a situation, to express something, to inform or to attract attention. Wellllll, then I read the readings, and sure enough, digital rhetoric is a lot...a whole lot. A lot of ideas, concepts and theories all trying to understand how this new form of communication is planting itself into the web and in various digital spaces.**Also, from Losh's page, expressing that digital rhetorics is becoming more prominent in our society, and that it is becoming more of a necessity and a skill that could affect ones status and standard of living. I agree, and it makes me glad I'm taking this course ;) (kidding...but not really).

Digital rhetorics is...a lot. A lot to discuss, a lot to take into consideration, a lot articulate and the many attempts of defining what digital rhetorics is found with Googlism, shows us just that. This is going to call for some interesting discussions and a lot of brain exercising!