Based on or motivated by partisan or self-serving objectives when it comes to choosing a technology to implement a solution (rather than using sound business justification in terms of return on investment or overall fit within an organization).
It's strange, but it sounds like it was a technopolitical decision for management go with PHP even though all our other systems are ColdFusion.
by AndrewMcL December 22, 2008
Get the technopoliticalmug. The practice of skewing a website's analtyics or online survey by encouraging Internet users to go and repeatedly interact with the site or survey a certain way.
I told Jeanne if she wants to make sure that Hula puts their adverisements up front, rather than throughout, she should do some crowdskewing with her Facebook and Twitter friends and tilt the results of their poll.
by AndrewMcL August 21, 2009
Get the crowdskewingmug. The visceral anger typography geeks get when they see fonts in everyday life that should be banned, such as Brush Script, Papyrus and Monotype Corsiva.
This morning Patrick said, "I saw fucking Comic Sans on the Cleveland Cavaliers floor the other night and I got pissed." I could tell right away he was filled with font rage.
by AndrewMcL May 29, 2009
Get the Font Ragemug. To take over (a task or responsibility) from someone else.
To make a unilateral decision to assign yourself as the person to resolve an issue.
To make a unilateral decision to assign yourself as the person to resolve an issue.
by AndrewMcL April 16, 2009
Get the ponemug. To assign someone a task knowing that is fraught with risk and may implode.
To leave someone holding the bag.
To leave someone holding the bag.
by AndrewMcL August 18, 2008
Get the plonemug. To hijack a brand by assuming yourself as representing a brand name, it's products, characters, trademarks.
Who knew @PeggyOlson was brandjacking on Twitter? I guess AMC learned it's PR Fail lesson when they gave the Mad Men characters the DMCA takedown.
by AndrewMcL November 05, 2009
Get the brandjackmug. Having the character of a large organization with many tentacles (lines of business, divisions, departments, etc.) that continuously shift shape, expand reach and stick its business into every nook and cranny.
Can you believe Guy said that our academic medical center was octopussian? It's not like we're General Electric.
by AndrewMcL October 10, 2013
Get the octopussianmug.