whalewail's definitions

UNreal Estate

UNreal estate is a social term which describes the process through which a shady broker,landlord or property manager uses fictional or false information when listing anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is fixed in location, for sale or rent on classified ads placed within the public realm. Said process could involve the offering of property which is not available (otherwise known as bait and switch), listing false characteristics of a property or just completely fabricating an entire listing.

Craigslist is so packed with UNreal estate garbage ads these day that I might have never found an apartment if it weren't for the Loftninja!

by whalewail August 17, 2009

status rap

The act of utilizing one's personal status update on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace etc. to start or continue a rap session. When such an act is performed depending on the skill of the rapper) others are encouraged to continue to rap by either writing their own response rap or continue the lyrics of the rap which has been put into play. At times, status raps can become actual rap battles.

Today, Loftninja continued his status rap from yesterday by adding four new verses and it was ill!

by whalewail July 6, 2009

ARTvertising

Artvertising is a form of advertising and communication that typically attempts to persuade potential customers with artistic backgrounds to purchase or to consume more of a particular brand of product or service. Whereas modern advertising developed with the rise of mass production in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, ARTvertising only developed in 1980s through the present utilizing art as primary form of advertising in attempts to appeal to a younger, more hip crowd.

Many new condo building developers are utilizing street art for selling their building's relevance to passers by, hence, ARTvertising may bring a younger crowd of buyers.

by whalewail July 19, 2009

tryvertising

Tryvertising is a marketing parlance for a growing trend of experience-based consumption, or a kind of "test-driving" that can be applied to place as well as product.

When a certain area of Brooklyn was renamed "Greenwick," people began to consider moving there due to the clever tryvertising and artvertising by real estate agents.

by whalewail October 4, 2009

Street ARTcheaology

Street ARTcheaology is the study of urban graffiti, street art and murals which exist only in the past and can only be studied through the recovery and analysis of the photographic evidence, salvaged material culture and artistic data which have been left behind. Only through these rare photographic artifacts, visual representations of past architecture (and dated art), imagery depicting detailed glimpses into dated cultural landscapes which have changed ,can we ever preserve the art history and visual integrity of street art. Because Street ARTchaeology employs a wide range of different documentary procedures, artistic analysis and is rooted in applied anthropology, it can be considered to be both a science and a humanity.

For as long as there have been streets and artists, there has been street art. Street artcheaologists photograph and document the art left on the streets, beautifying an otherwise boring city, temporarily. When it goes away, the only thing we have as proof is evidence. As it turns out, the building that once stood here had a badass Banksy wheatpasted mural on the street side, but once the building was torn down, it came down too...I'd bet with a little street artcheaology, we could see what it looked like, using Flickr.

by whalewail March 30, 2011

Social Support

Much like tech support, Social Support is a range of services only usable through a network of peers, providing assistance with technology products such as equipment,software, computers, or other electronic or mechanical goods. In general, social support services attempt to help the user solve specific problems with a product which another member of the network is familiar with—rather than having to rely on manufacturers to provide training, customization, or other support services.

Social support, much like peer support occurs when members of a social network provide knowledge, experience, guidance, helpful or practical help to one other. It commonly refers to an initiative consisting of trained and/or experienced supporters, and can take a number of forms such as mentors, listening, tutorials or counseling. Social support is also used to refer to initiatives where colleagues, members of self help organizations and others meet as equals to give each other support on a reciprocal basis. "Social" in this case is taken to imply that each person has no more expertise as a supporter than the other and the relationship is one of equality.

Land surveyors have a hard time tracking down manuals and tutorials for how to use the equipment they buy, so there needed to be a new system for social support in which surveyors help one another solve problems in the field.

by whalewail September 5, 2010

GKiller

A GKiller is a tool or web search application which does something (anything) better than Google. Whether it be mapping, documents,imagery search, algorithmic search or syndication, a GKiller must not only mirror the simplicity and power of the Google search engine, it must go beyond the powers of Google and do what Google does better. GKiller is a game changer.

I'm getting tired of reading about whether Wolfram Alpha is a GKiller. I've seen Stephen Wolfram's presentations a couple of times; he's quite careful to say that it isn't. Wolframization will never kill Googling.

by whalewail August 28, 2010