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Definitions by ari100

hackonomist

Hackonomist (hack + economist) is a derogatory term denoting
(1) a partisan (biased) economist,

(2) a political hack disguising as an economist or

(3) simply a pseudo-economist.
Paul Krugman is a leftist hackonomist.
hackonomist by ari100 May 3, 2011

infoglut 

Tom Tague of Thomson Reuters added that one of the main causes of infoglut today is that we're "atomizing" content -- breaking it down into shorter forms like blog posts and Twitter feeds.
infoglut by ari100 February 25, 2009