Hello! Welcome to the official class blog for Viral Video Rhetoric. I'm D'Anne Witkowski, your instructor. Thanks for taking this class! I'm looking forward to an action-packed educational adventure this semester.
A note on how this blog is organized: you'll notice that to the right there are lists. "Stuff To Read" is just that. Reading assignments for this class (though some of your reading assignments you'll find via C-Tools. Don't worry. I'll let you know). "Stuff to Watch" is, again, just that. This is a list of online videos that have gone viral, particularly videos that employ the kind of persuasive and rhetorical strategies we'll be discussing in this class. "Sites of Interest" is a list of sites that we'll either talk about or that pertain in some way to viral videos. Some of them are viral marketing sites that want your money. Inclusion on this list is in no way an endorsement, nor are you required or even encouraged to use these services. They are there for your reference.
Your first assignment is to post to this blog yourself. You'll get an email inviting you to join this blog. You'll need a Google email address, so if you don't have one, please get one even if that annoys you. We must all make small sacrifices for the sake of education.
May the viral force be with you.
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