Ryan Black

SEO Monkey, Web + Technical Writer, Grad student at UF

[Ryan Black @BlackJosephRyan]

@MsSadieJay @drjbraddock @anildash @6Gems The impact of seeing CEOs speak out about social issues can be great for a company's visibility. Their audiences can feel more free to be who they are than be ashamed to be someone they are not. #UFMassComm

[Ryan Black @BlackJosephRyan]

@drjbraddock I appreciated looking at PR theories and dialogic communication, as I was able to apply them to my work in web design. Web design is not just about making things look pretty, there are approaches to making a site that engages users and engineers consent. #UFMassComm

[Ryan Black @BlackJosephRyan]

@drjbraddock Visual literacy was something I did not know or think about about previous to this course. Brian Kennedy's Tedx talk was illuminating: https://t.co/aHVI7m4qdl #Blindmanseesforthefirsttime #UFMassComm

[Ryan Black @BlackJosephRyan]

@lml_7777 @drjbraddock Accuracy is a great point to bring up. Information is so abundant I think we've become complacent with our dependence on media sources. In our supposed information age, misinformation can travel just as effectively. #UFMassComm

[Ryan Black @BlackJosephRyan]

@angelofamy @drjbraddock I think direct effects is in the middle area for me and limited effects is the least applicable to our era. #UFMassComm

[Ryan Black @BlackJosephRyan]

@drjbraddock Moderate effects apply best to our current era. We have such easy access to information and social networks that we can navigate the confusion of the world like never before, but we also need to be aware of distractions, agenda-setting and our media dependencies. #UFMassComm

[Ryan Black @BlackJosephRyan]

@drjbraddock Digital communication now produces more data in hours than the last 1000 years of recorded history. So we have a treasure trove of ways to understand ourselves, our audiences and the systems at work in our media landscapes. #UFMassComm