Journal 3 - Terres, Andrea

Social media is our generation's best form of  circulation, it just also happens to be a technology. Movements the use to rely on protest and occupations but today we have so many tools at our disposal. Movements that go "viral" get the most attention because they get coverage on television. The relationship between circulation, writing,and technology is important to translate a point and to make it successful.

For example in the Adbusters posters had a hashtag that could be used for social media. Hashtags are a way to synchronize Facebook posts, Twitter posts, and more social Mideast outlets. Supporters can use social media to post their support for the cause by using the hashtag and through that hashtag you can see other people who support the same cause, that is circulation. Sharing the post allows the cause to circulate and the writing then becomes public and can be disbursed to other outlets. Newspapers, and TV news can pick up a popular shared idea and give it more exporse.

Technologies that allow people to connect or to make lives easier are used more know. In class we use a blog to post our thoughts on readings and discussions and it's easier for our teacher to have all our ideas in one place. This is a great example for using technology and writing.

All three work in helping each other with communication. We write and use technology as a source of circulating our writing.