As promised, here are some links to topics you might blog about. I won't do this very often, but for the first week, it might help.
"State of the Union Address Brings Memes"
"The Internet is Calling Jennifer Lawrence Out for Being Rude to a Reporter"
"Reply All Episode #44: Shine On, You Crazy Goldman." The first part of this is about the website for people who are "too high."
You could pick any one of these and write a blog response. Alternatively, you can write about anything that connects to our work in class. Just follow the guidelines (here and here) and you'll be okay.
Jennifer Lawrence was very rude to the reporter, as there was no reason to call him out while he used his phone to ask Jennifer questions. It is similar to the way Turkle is rude in Alone Together, as they are both discouraging the use of cellphones. This outburst by Ms. Lawrence caused people to use their phones to tweet about Jennifer’s misconduct. The act of telling people to not use their phones caused people to use them even more, which is very counterproductive from Ms. Lawrence’s standpoint.
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