Rhetorical Velocity on Twitter- Online Privacy
On Twitter, I found many accounts advocating for public privacy. They made excellent use of rhetorical velocity.
For example, Privacyactivism tweeted a link to an article that contains tips on how to avoid ID theft online. This is a good example to rhetorical velocity because the tweet draws a particular audience and captures the reader’s attention. They use the #privacy to spread the message around. A picture of the Washington Post demonstrates that the article is from a reliable source with a strong ethos.
Another example of a tweet that models good rhetorical velocity is this tweet from the account PrivacyMemes. The release of the iPhone 6 has been a major source of attention in the past few weeks. This tweet links to an article with tips on how to avoid tracking on the new iPhone. Because it is such a hot topic, it draws a large audience. This tweet also uses the #privacy to spread information.
I modeled my tweets off of the above examples. For my first tweet I pose a question to my audience to grab their attention and, like the models, provide tips on how to protect your privacy online. In my second tweet, I also pose a question which causes the reader to think about how often they use Google and how much information Google has stored on them. I link it to an article that then provides answers. I also use a meme to draw attention to the tweet and to create some humor. As my examples did, I use the #privacy. My third tweet is about the abundance of information colleges are collecting about their students. I specifically mention college students in my tweet to make clear my intended audience. I also linked an informative article to create awareness among my audience of what personal information their schools have on them. I also use #privacy in this tweet. In my fourth tweet, I target Facebook users, which is almost everyone you meet today. I pose a question and link to a short video with three easy tips on how to protect your privacy as a Facebook user. The #privacy is used in this tweet as well. My final tweet is intended to be humorous, but also to raise awareness that nothing you search on Google is private. Every search is documented. I provide a visual to draw the attention of my audience, which in this case would be anyone that uses Google search.
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I favorited your second tweet because I thought it had the best rhetorical velocity. The attached picture really makes the tweet grab a person’s attention, and it is comical. This might make a person want more likely to retweet it and share it with their friends. Also attaching an article gives the tweet more rhetorical velocity. Not only would a person share the tweet for comical purposes, but also because there is a lot of great information attached. Finally the hashtag you used helps connect your tweet to other tweets about the topic, so other people who aren’t directly following you can find your tweet and share it.