Social Media Blog #2: Language/Disruptive Behavior
Responses Due: Sunday, September 8, 2013; 9pm

Chapter 5

1. Using the Transactional Model of Communication as a framework (discussed in the first week), discuss how linguistic and paralinguistic cues have altered how communication occurs in this model. Refer to specific elements of the model and use specific cues discussed in Ch.5.
2. Discuss how the medium of the Internet impacts gendered communication. Give examples.

Chapter 12

1. Cyber-bullying is quickly becoming an epidemic among today's youth. Discuss how the medium supports this type of disruptive behavior and what needs to be done to stop this particular crime.
2. If you were to create a code of conduct for Internet use, what would it entail and why?