exaflood n.— «“Bandwidth-intensive applications like video and music are redefining the Internet,” said Larry Irving, co-chairman of the IIA and former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for the Clinton Administration. “The strain on...
streamie n.— «TV has its couch potatoes, and now the Internet has a new name for distinguishing, and tracking heavy users of streamed video and audio content. In new research being unveiled today, Knowledge Networks/SRI has dubbed heavy...
hi mom n.— «Just before Thanksgiving, 2004, a Fox News producer with whom I’d worked a number of times in Kabul and Bagram showed up on Bagram Air Field to shoot what military PA people call “Hi Moms”—the little snippets of...
peashake house n.— «Once the Marion Co. Dem party gets control of all criminal justice in Marion Co., we will have a Peashakes house in every township!! The only question that is still up in the air: Will the peashake houses contain video...
beme n.— «A beme is a turbo-charged meme made possible entirely by the existence of the network affect. A beme can be impactful because it is lurid—a photo of a panty-less Britney Spears, or humorous—a whimisical video of the band...
twitch speed n.— «Twitch Speed…A term used to describe how young people absorb and use information. (refers to how fast your thumbs move when you’re playing a video game). Marc Prensky, a VP at Bankers Trust, developed “twitch...