English 411

Best of Delicious #1

I just finished combing through all of your votes for the “best of Delicious” day we’re having on Thursday, and I see two big themes emerging:

1. Facebook. Yes, we’ve already talked about Facebook this semester, but I have a feeling we’re not done. Before class on Thursday, please read these three articles:

• Facebook’s New Terms Of Service: “We Can Do Anything We Want With Your Content. Forever”
• Facebook Turns 5—But Can It Survive?
• My Blog Ate My Career
• UPDATE: Facebook quickly retreated on its TOS changes. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explains why.

2. Internet Memes. Not sure what a “meme” is? Browse The Daily Meme and Know Your Meme first, then read these three articles:

• 25 Things I Didn’t Want to Know About You (Yes, this one is about Facebook, too)
• Twitter Chatter During the Superbowl
• Internet Meme Timeline (OK, this one isn’t an article, but browse the timeline and see what looks familiar)

We’ll be in the Ross 420 lab on Thursday. Come ready for a lively discussion, and think about connections between these pieces and the books we’ve read so far this semester.