February 28, 2010
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inventorspot.com - The Chatroulette Genie & 'F9' Are Out Of The Bottle!
Having been launched just a few months ago and only totally 85,000 users (at any one point in time) as of February 20, the Chatroulette phenomenon is already generating it’s own cult lingo. The Urban Dictionary defines “F9” as the act of “going through relationships rapidly, or to be promiscuous.” Still confused? So was I. “F9” derives from Chatroulette, where the F9 key brings up another chat-partner. 1 week ago
National Post - Oh, Facebook! The bait of an update
Vaguebooking’s core concept lies within the status writer’s ability to bait its readers while still remaining elusive. It is always confessional, provocative and indeterminably sly. Bob was wrong to do that. Jane should have handled that better. These phrases are consistently open-ended but hint at something more just below their surface. 1 week ago
February 21, 2010
Fabolous presents the Urban Dictionary Word of the Day: “Procrasterbating”. (via comedycentral) 2 weeks ago
February 20, 2010
How to Help Customers Survive Web Traffic Spikes | MSPmentor
One of Voxel’s managed hosting customers, Urban Dictionary, was the recent subject of a Facebook craze and a 20x boost in traffic compared with its previous record. Raj Dutt, Voxel’s chief executive officer, pointed to three offerings that helped Urban Dictionary deal with the influx. 2 weeks ago
February 12, 2010
University of Idaho - Serenity Now: Urban Dictionary this...
And people wonder why children these days are so illiterate. 3 weeks ago
February 8, 2010
February 6, 2010
Colbert helps diversify 'Canada's History' - Toronto Sun
He then instructed viewers to go online to urbandictionary.com, a Wikipedia-like website that allows users to enter definitions for words and slang, to redefine the magazine’s new name “in the most jaw-dropping terms imaginable.” …As of 3:30 p.m. Friday, the website had attracted 412 definitions, most of which carry descriptions so graphic in nature they can’t be detailed here. 1 month ago
Facebook's Doppelganger Week Is Viral Groupthink - TIME
Now, there’s no official Facebook theme team, decreeing these silly fads from on high. These are grass-roots memes that spread virally throughout the site, making them difficult to trace back to an origin with any certainty. 1 month ago
Iowa GOP leader criticizes ‘pillow biters’ for protesting in Britain - Iowa Independent
Ted Sporer, a Des Moines attorney and veteran GOP strategist, was so upset by a group of British protesters who last week criticized former prime minister Tony Blair that he used a derogatory slur against homosexuals to attack them. However, Sporer says he was unaware that the term he used was considered an anti-gay slur. 1 month ago |
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