A book or a CD or an online game that is created or produced after a similar, usually debut work by the same artist or maker.
"Wow, I bought that first game in the series, but I want to buy a follow when it comes out, too."
-- Overheard at a water cooler in Taipei
-- Overheard at a water cooler in Taipei
by PRwiz101 August 10, 2009
"Hey, did you see that thumper sticker on that guy's t-shirt?"
"Wow, the thumper sticker on that woman's t-shirt is cool!"
"Wow, the thumper sticker on that woman's t-shirt is cool!"
by PRwiz101 May 10, 2009
(n.) -- an online activity in which one visits a website, Twitter feed, or
Facebook page for the express purpose of ridiculing -- or indulging
one's disdain for -- the author and/or the content on the site
Facebook page for the express purpose of ridiculing -- or indulging
one's disdain for -- the author and/or the content on the site
"Okay, I'll be honest: I indulge in hate-reading from time to time, sure, ever since I
discovered the Internet in junior high. It's something I usually do alone, late at night, when I'm
procrastinating or drunk or bored."
overheard at an office watercooler in Modesto, California, Decemeber 16, 2011
discovered the Internet in junior high. It's something I usually do alone, late at night, when I'm
procrastinating or drunk or bored."
overheard at an office watercooler in Modesto, California, Decemeber 16, 2011
by PRwiz101 January 31, 2012
"The problem, then, isn't that screens aren't sharp enough to read novels off of. The problem is that novels aren't screeny enough to warrant protracted, regular reading on screens. "
Cory Doctorow, in an article titled "You Do Like Reading Off a Computer Screen" -- (Locus Magazine, March 2007)
Cory Doctorow, in an article titled "You Do Like Reading Off a Computer Screen" -- (Locus Magazine, March 2007)
by PRwiz101 July 23, 2009
"How did I hear this? I heard it on the intervine somewhere! It's gone viral now, everyone's talking
about it!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in Manhattan, June 25, 2011
about it!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in Manhattan, June 25, 2011
by PRwiz101 July 19, 2011
(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.
by PRwiz101 October 29, 2009
"My pre-memory really plays tricks on me from time to time, but for the life of me, I really do remember some things that there is no way I could have known about!"
-- overheard at a pub in southern Taiwan on July 1, 2009
-- overheard at a pub in southern Taiwan on July 1, 2009
by PRwiz101 July 05, 2009