Definitions by PRwiz101
newspipe
"Newspapers are so yesterday, and they are destined to go the way of the dodo. The newspipe will replace the newspaper, and life will go on with no loss of life or limb, just a few adjustments here and there. I believe the future lies in newspipes, the lovely variety of them all!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in the New York Times building on March 27, 2010
-- overheard at a watercooler in the New York Times building on March 27, 2010
slablet
"There are so many computer tablets to choose from these days, and more are on the way, I'm not sure which slablet to buy."
-- overheard at a watercooler in Redmond, Washington on April 7, 2010
-- overheard at a watercooler in Redmond, Washington on April 7, 2010
eback
(n.) -- an e-book composed in or converted to a digital format for display on a computer screen or handheld device; first there were hardbacks and paperbacks, now there are ebacks
"I just ordered Stephen King's latest novel in digital format. For me, an eback is just as a good as a paperback book, even better, because I can store it for use anytime anywhere and read it off a variety of screens."
-- overheard at a watercooler in a bookstore in Chicago on March 24, 2010
-- overheard at a watercooler in a bookstore in Chicago on March 24, 2010
cause group
(n.) - A special-interest group or social activist group that espouses a specific cause to improve society or promote social or political concerns
"There is no special cause group for Dutch people in America, but there should be since many of our English words, such as Dutch treat and dutch oven and dutch wife are slurs on the Dutch."
- overheard at a watercooler outside a bookstore in Amsterdam on April 3, 2010
- overheard at a watercooler outside a bookstore in Amsterdam on April 3, 2010
cause group by PRwiz101 April 4, 2010
chyron
(n.) - television graphics that occupy the lower area of a TV screen, originally coined by the Chyron Corporation which develops and manufactures on-screen graphics; now a commonly-used term for such graphics on TV broadcasts worldwide
"I hate it when the chyron is spelled wrong or contains a grammatical mistake. I often see such chyron mistakes on CNN. Sometimes I think the guys who run the TV control rooms can't spell!"
flattersulted
A portmanteau word combining flattered and insulted; when you are both flattered and insulted by someone's remarks or actions
"Hey, I got a note today from a guy who fished my bestselling novel out of a garbage can in New York and told me he enjoyed reading it. Flattering? Insulting? I'm experiencing some mixed emotions. Maybe I've been flattersulted."
-- overheard at a watercooler outside a publisher's office in Manhattan, March 30, 2010
-- overheard at a watercooler outside a publisher's office in Manhattan, March 30, 2010
flattersulted by PRwiz101 April 1, 2010
I've been Romenesko'd
When Jim Romenesko's news industry blog mentions your name or your newspaper's name with a link to your website.
"Wow, Jim Romenesko linked to my oped piece in the Times today, first time that ever happened! Can't wait to tell my friends that I've been Romenesko'd."
-- overheard in a newsroom in Manhattan, March 12, 2010
-- overheard in a newsroom in Manhattan, March 12, 2010
I've been Romenesko'd by PRwiz101 March 30, 2010