When a website or game that was previously free now makes you pay to use it. This most commonly happens if that website or company was previously purchased by another company or the original developer has too much of their audience using their site or game for free and isn't meeting their revenue goals.
Scenario 1:
Kyle: Hey, want to create some new applets on IFTTT?
Chris: Yeah, we haven't used it in a while.
(checks site, sees user must have subscription to create more applets)
Kyle: What in the - you now have to pay to create more applets!?
Chris: Looks like IFTTT got electronic artsed.
Scenario 2:
Kyle: Did you hear Elon Mollusk bought Twitter?
Chris: Yeah. At least we can still promote our tweets.
Kyle: Sure thing, let me try-
(sees user must have Twitter Blue to promote tweets)
Chris: No way! You have to subscribe to Twitter Blue to promote tweets now?
Kyle: Crap. That's what happens when a company gets electronic artsed.
Kyle: Hey, want to create some new applets on IFTTT?
Chris: Yeah, we haven't used it in a while.
(checks site, sees user must have subscription to create more applets)
Kyle: What in the - you now have to pay to create more applets!?
Chris: Looks like IFTTT got electronic artsed.
Scenario 2:
Kyle: Did you hear Elon Mollusk bought Twitter?
Chris: Yeah. At least we can still promote our tweets.
Kyle: Sure thing, let me try-
(sees user must have Twitter Blue to promote tweets)
Chris: No way! You have to subscribe to Twitter Blue to promote tweets now?
Kyle: Crap. That's what happens when a company gets electronic artsed.
by The Real Driller May 21, 2023
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Initialism for Electronic Road Pricing. An electronic system of road pricing with gantries installed throughout several locations in Singapore, with the purpose of managing traffic problems especially during peak hours.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has called a tender to develop Singapore's next generation ERP (electronic road pricing) system. The new system will be based on Global Navigation Satellite System technology.
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Get the electronic music mug.Someone who has confidence but only when they're using a electronic device like AIM, text messaging, etc.
They will be sugestive and bold when they have time to think of answers on AIM but once you get face to face they're not even 1/10 as clever or fun.
aka the downfall of meeting someone online.
They will be sugestive and bold when they have time to think of answers on AIM but once you get face to face they're not even 1/10 as clever or fun.
aka the downfall of meeting someone online.
Sally: I met this awesome guy online and we talked for three hours.
Jack: You finally found someone special!
Sally: No, he only had electronic balls.
Jack: damn.
Jack: You finally found someone special!
Sally: No, he only had electronic balls.
Jack: damn.
by leslieeee March 9, 2008
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Worse than emotionally unavailable because there will be no way to convey that but by word of mouth.
Worse than emotionally unavailable because there will be no way to convey that but by word of mouth.
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