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Fun new words

Podestrian, evoid, street spam

         

anax

8:53 am on Dec 28, 2005 (gmt 0)

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The BBC readio just had a fun feature on new net-derived words that are starting to spread - the next round of coinages after the initial appearance of terms like "podcast."

A podestrian: someone walking down the street in his own world with white headphones hanging from his ears.

To evoid someone: to start using an electronic device as a way to avoid having to talk to the person.

Face mail: giving someone a message in person, rather than through email or phone.

Street spam: a back formation, designating flyers and posters stuck on telephone poles, walls, and doorways.

There were more, but I've forgotten them now. What good ones have you heard?

Essex_boy

6:14 pm on Dec 28, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Like Street spam good name for it.

httpwebwitch

4:44 pm on Dec 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

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also in limited use are "mat spam" (mail left on your door mat) and "ear spam" (aka. telemarketing)

"blog-book" is a published book consisting of or containing enries from an online blog.

"podjacking" = plugging into someone else's pod

"playlist anxiety" = anxiety felt by somone who feels their taste in music may be ridiculed

"sideloading" = transfering files & sounds from a computer to a mobile device like a phone

"vodcasting" = podcasting video content

"jump the couch" = an evolution of "jump the shark", he Fonzie reference - meaning to do something so erratic and stupid it seems insane.

"splog" = "spam" + "blog". It's a fake blog
"splogger" = someone who adds spam comments to a blog.

"pupperware" = dog toys sold at home parties.

"d-railing" = "drunk" + "emailing" = sending an embarassing e-mail while inebriated.

"ambient findability" = the ability to find or be found form anywhere at any time. Describes the ability to find information using a mobile device.

"technotattle" = online gossip

"time porn" = television shows that portray people as having excessive amounts of spare time. "providing busy viewers with a tantalising glimpse of a world in which witty, attractive people spend all their time hanging out and drinking coffee"

"crackberry" = BlackBerry, as used by an e-mail addict.

"CSI effect" = occurs in jurors who have unrealistically high high expectations for the prosecution's case in a criminal court proceeding, particularly created by exposure to forensic-oriented TV shows.

"lifehack" = some change that makes life easier