Date of Graduation
Spring 2016
Degree
Master of Arts in English
Department
English
Committee Chair
Lyn Gattis
Abstract
A great deal of research has examined social media best practices; however, there has been a gap in looking at nonprofits to examine the efficacy of Facebook-, Twitter-, and Instagram-specific rhetoric to engage stakeholders. This study examined a small, local nonprofit's posts on each of the above platforms, and used surveys and interviews to find which types of rhetoric create the best dialogue between the nonprofit and stakeholders. This study found that for Facebook, the best rhetoric to use are pictures and videos; for Twitter, the best rhetoric to use are retweets; and Instagram, the best types of rhetoric are hashtags or a lack of platform-specific rhetoric.
Keywords
social media, rhetoric, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, nonprofits, dialogue, best practices, interaction, engagement
Subject Categories
English Language and Literature
Copyright
© Sharon Kathleen Jones
Recommended Citation
Jones, Sharon Kathleen, "Identifying Facebook-, Twitter-, And Instagram-Specific Rhetoric And Interaction: A Case Study" (2016). MSU Graduate Theses. 1150.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1150
