(n.) -- A writer or blogger who "trolls" in a multichannel, multimedia environment, trying to bait readers into a reaction that editors want to generate.
"You know, a true newspaper columnist might make controversial arguments or challenge common sense, but a trollumist merely provokes outrage in order to sell papers, draw links and capture increasingly scarce reader attention. I'm sick of them!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in Sydney, Australia, November 1, 2009
-- overheard at a watercooler in Sydney, Australia, November 1, 2009
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-- A student at Tufts University, March 15, 2009
-- A student at Tufts University, March 15, 2009
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Get the word of blog mug.(n.) -- The constant din of modern life, where our
tech gadgets are always on and always bringing us closer to ''the constant din" of 21st Century life.
tech gadgets are always on and always bringing us closer to ''the constant din" of 21st Century life.
"Man, if there's one thing about life in the big city that I can't stand, it's the CD, the constant constant din! I mean, this city never sleeps! It's crazy!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in Manhattan, December 21, 2011
-- overheard at a watercooler in Manhattan, December 21, 2011
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Get the the CD mug.(n.) - a blogger or news reporter (from the amateur/professional hybrid to the pajama professional) who works at home rather than in the newsroom, the studio or the office.
"With the changing landscape of the blogosphere, more and more people are opting to become an amafessional and blog from home."
Overheard at a watercooler in Mountain View, California on October 28, 2009.
Overheard at a watercooler in Mountain View, California on October 28, 2009.
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Get the amafessional mug.(n.) - Print newspapers that have folded and are now defunct, such as the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
"The list of now-defunct failpapers is getting longer and longer, and I worry how many daily newspapers will survive in the future."
-- Overheard at a watercooler in a newspaper office in Los Angeles
-- Overheard at a watercooler in a newspaper office in Los Angeles
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"Hey, I just joined the Interfray on whether the government should bail out the newspaper industry!"
-- Overheard at a watercooler in a New York City office building
-- Overheard at a watercooler in a New York City office building
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