July 5th, 2020 
Read chapter 3 and answer the following questions.
1) Many of the textual social cues that Baym examines in this chapter are considered unprofessional by some people, for example, emojis or misspelled words. How do textual social cues change in a professional environment?
2) Baym discusses the importance of vernacular creativity literacy (p 70). What are some other markers of a person who has strong mediated communication skills? Support your answer with at least one example from one of the readings or TED talks from this course.
3) In your own words, describe why textual social cues are important.
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