Journal #3-- Erica Timmons

Writing, technology, and circulation are all related and one can not exist without the other. Technology is needed in order to write, this doesn't just include laptops or smartphones, pen and paper are also technological advances considering cavemen used to carve into stone in order to write. Technology is also needed in order for circulation to exist because there was no way to circulate news until the printing press was invented and now we even have social media and the Internet to circulate news even faster. These are just some examples of how these three terms work together. Jolly uses the example of the Women's Peace Movement to show that all of these are needed in order for effective communication to occur. The women used letters in order to unite and inform a large group of people. Once that happened, their ideas began to circulate. While Jolly used the example of writing, Penny and Dadas use the example of technology. They talked about how the Occupy Wall Street movement was able to circulate quickly through the use of Twitter. The believed this was an effective way of circulating their ideas because they needed to be concise (Twitter only allows for 140 character posts). Jolly would say that letters are a more personalized way of circulating an idea and I would have to agree with her. As opposed to posting something on social media or a large online forum, a letter may have generic information but it is calling out the person in a way. However, it is easier circulate information online due to the fact that distance or physical barriers are not an issue. Traditional writing and writing online circulate differently. Sometimes writing a letter will circulate through word of mouth. One might read something and share what they read through verbal communication. The same is true about writing online but with the example of Twitter, a post can be retweeted by anyone who manages to see the post which can cause for it to spread virally. Being that we live in a digital age it is definitely easier to spread things via the Internet rather than in a written letter or post. Things just manage to get around faster if they're on the Internet.