netsheep 

People that participate in social netsheeping on social networks.

I gave up facebook after I discovered all my friends are nothing but netsheep!

netsheep by Mark in San Bruno February 3, 2010

netsheeping 

netsheeping is a shortened version of "social netsheeping," which is a play on the term "social networking," but refers to changing your status message, avatar or picture under the direction of other users, either as an inside joke or a pass-it-on (or follow-the-leader) game where one would encourage their friends to do the same thing.

People that participate in social netsheeping are referred to as netsheep.

I was going to check my facebook account, but it seems all my friends are nothing but netsheep.

I joined facebook to network with old friends, but it seems like all anyone wants to do is (social) netsheeping!

netsheeping by Mark in San Bruno February 3, 2010

Social Netsheeping 

Unlike "Social Networking" which would imply "work" or "networking" is being done, Social Netsheeping is an odd "follow the leader" phenomenon, sometimes called a "status game" that occurs on Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites where people post instructions to post something specific in their user status (their bra or underwear color, the definition of their first name, the name of the first person they kissed, an excerpt from a certain page in the book nearest them at the moment, a coded message, phrase or number, etc..) or change their profile picture (to a baby pic or pet pic or hero or look-a-like celebrity) for no apparent reason other than, "everyone else is doing it."

Sometimes these requests ask that you copy the post and do something specific or unique to you, sometimes they ask you to post a coded message, like an inside joke, a dollar total derived from a list of illicit acts that are assigned specific values or a silly phrase that is made up from portions of text that are pieced together from a list using your date of birth or letters in your name.

The act of re-positng the request and/or complying with these given instruction or essentially, following the leader, is netsheeping or more formally, social netsheeping.

"OMG! I am so tired of all this social netsheeping! These people need to get a life!"

An example of a social netsheeping "game" or code would be a message sent instructing friends to post a phrase (without any explanation) in their facebook status, that is derived from a code:

In one example, a person wearing a black shirt, born on Jan 1, xxx0 would post, "I kicked a birdbath in your bathroom because that's how I roll!"

Search "current Facebook status game" or "I kicked a banana in your car because I'm cool like that" for more examples or actual codes used.

Social Netsheeping by Mark in San Bruno February 3, 2010

Netsleeper 

Somebody who mostly never turns off their Laptop or Desktop, they mostly will do this if they want to watch or read something and need some sleep so they can go to work or school. So when they're done working they can go right back to what they want to watch or read.

Guy 1: Hey why are you not turning off your Computer when you go to sleep?
Guy 2: Ohh... I'm just your average Netsleeper.
Guy 2: Oh, Ok, Just wondering.
Guy 1: Ok Bye!
Guy 2: Bye, Bye... Netsleeper

Netsleeper by Positive Guy July 25, 2016