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inforati 

People with a portable data device in each hand and a callous on each thumb. That group of people with a lot of connectivity; the wired set. One who believes F2F is an anachronism; passé.
"...he was casting sidelong glances at his iPhone while we talked. I’m not even sure he knew he was doing it. It’s not just conferences full of inforati where this happens. In places all over America (theaters, sports arenas, apartments), people gather in groups only to disperse into lone pursuits between themselves and their phones." --DAVID CARR, New York Times, April 15, 2011
inforati by SkinWalker May 7, 2011
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Information Regulator 

An organisation that doesn’t understand the POPI Act; their website’s always down; always asks for prior authorisation but never responds to e-mails.
Knock knock
Who’s there?
The Information Regulator
The Information Regulator who?
Error 404

too much information 

An expression of exasperation and disgust when a person is divulging personal details of his sex life, toilet habits, or anything the listener finds disgusting, uninteresting, and unwelcome.
"I'm still dating Susie, but her vagina has a foul odor. Still we made love three times last night, and once I let her go on top."
"Too much information!"
too much information by Erik Ritter December 16, 2007

information witch 

An alternate name for a librarian or information professional. Usually used in a derogatory or teasing manner.
Our group was in the middle of working on project when this information witch came over to our table and told us to be quiet.

RUSSIAN DIS-INFORMATION

WHEN FACTS ARE RELEASED TO THE MEDIA AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT PROVE THAT JOE BIDEN, HILLARY CLINTON, BARACK OBAMA AND THE REST ARE GUILTY OF TREASON AND SOLD THEIR COUNTRY OUT TO COMMUNIST CHINA AND THE MEDIA DECIDES THEY WANT TO AIDE AND ABEIT TREASON AND PROTECT THEM FROM BEING EXPOSED.
HEY GUYS, DID YOU HEAR JOE BIDEN WAS PAID TEN MILLION DOLLARS TO EXPLOIT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND SELL THEM OUT TO THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA? NO WAY! THAT SOUNDS LIKE “RUSSIAN DIS-INFORMATION!”

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information superhighway 

Laughably outdated term for the Internet. Mostly used during the 90s by yuppies who made their own awful-looking web pages.
"I just spent the afternoon cruising the Information Superhighway!" - toolbox in 1994
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