Critical Photo Essay Survey
As part of a research project, I'm looking to you readers for your definitions and examples for the following terms:
- Writing
- Texting
- Status updates
- EmojisThink about this:- Do they count as writing?- What about these terms count?- How would you describe/define these terms?- Can you give examples?
I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide your personal definitions/opinions and examples for any or all of the above mentioned terms in the Comments section. Feel free to Share this all around please!
Thank you!
- Kat Johnson
Writing: Using strings of symbols in order to convey meaning.
ReplyDeleteTexting: Sending short messages made up primarily of text (though also can include visuals) through personal digital devices to the devices of others
Status Updates: A post on social media that is available to a general audience (whether that be friends or the public) that disseminates some sort of information from the sharer, whether that be personal opinion, story, experience or information from a third party (quoting others, linking articles, sharing videos or graphics)
Emojis: Postage-stamp-like cartoons that convey emotions visually
ReplyDeleteWriting: any type of marked, coherent, notated communication between individuals (could be written words that are read, either to oneself or out loud; visual writing that may not focus solely on words but gets a message across, or music notation)
Writing in the “Digital Space”: Any writing that occurs on or pertaining to a computer or a digital device; this could include everything from novels to academic papers to text messages and social media statuses.
The Digital Space: the online world that connects individuals across any amount of distance (across the table or across the world).
Texting: a short form of written communication that occurs on digital devices between two or more individuals. This form generally lends itself well to quick communication. I’m not a fan of text slang, but I’ve written enough across text to consider it a legitimate form of writing.
Emojis: small icons that express emotion or add extra layers of meaning to the conversation. I’d consider them a form of visual rhetoric…writing? I think so, just because they’re meant to help convey additional meaning in written text.
Hashtags: A pound sign that’s been transformed into a way to categorize conversations or make jokes about what you’re posting. Writing? The social media snob in me says no, but it *does* help people find topics that they’re interested in discussing. Perhaps it’s a form of visual rhetoric that points the way to awareness of and conversation about current topics?
Tweet: A very very short burst of writing that’s public and that people often wish they could retract. Writing? I’m gonna go with yes, because even though it’s a short and not very formal outlet, it’s an effective conversation starter.
Snapchat captions: short captions that accompany snap photos—and are positioned on the picture. I’m gonna say this is an interesting hybrid; Snapchat is a form of visual communication/rhetoric, and the captions become part of the picture, incorporating writing and visual in a unique form of rhetoric.
Instagram comments (and captions): The comments that people post in reaction to Instagram photos, and the caption that the person who posts the photo decides to juxtapose with the picture. I think these are also valid forms of writing, because they are communicating meaning to the reader.