It's Wiki(d)
I feel a lot cleverer today. I think.
It's come after a day-long editors' forum where the focus was the future of online journalism. So many words came my way and I THINK I now know what they all mean.
I'm on a five minute break before we continue upstairs, so let me share a little of my new-found wisdom.
Twitter: getting the mother-in-law to blog
Flash: online picture contributions from the local pervert in park bushes
Wikis: and various other plural exclamations from switched-on teenagers
Pod: Kiddies' TV link here, the internet versions of my old favourite Bod character
Hypertext: an effective form of exciting the mobile phone network without making your thumbs too sore
Crowd sourcing: it's all about football fans, based around the evolution of terrace chants
Flickr: (that's right, 'flickr' with no 'e')... er, online nose-picking
Mashup: modern online advertising slogan, based on an idea taken from the original Smash spacemen ad
RSS: I think this one is something to to with the sporty Ford Escort community online
As I say, I feel a lot clever today. Not.
I'm back upstairs now to learn some more...
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its like watching your dad dance at a disco...
Restaurant Pie makes me feel very old! I remember older relatives dancing at Xmas parties and weddings, and the kipper ties and brown suits used to make me laugh a lot. Lol for me now!
Spam used to be my least favourite meal. Is that why it now means least favourite email? A bit of alliteration there between email and meal...
The language of the web is so well constructed... every word has an understandable meaning. I know you're poking fun at yourself, but beyond that just think about the words and each one makes sense. Twitter is just that, a programme which enables you to 'twitter' about your chosen subject to those who sign up to receive it. Mashup is exactly that, a programme which mashes up up relevant content on that particular subject. I could go on.
"Flickr: (that's right, 'flickr' with no 'e')... er, online nose-picking"
I'm left with the image of a site dedicated to pictures of bogeys!
I bet that exists somewhere out there on the web...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Eating-Bogeys-Good-You/dp/0385612303
Or try this... wish it was in colour...
http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/jko/lowres/jkon566l.jpg
Please people, don't encourage him. He'll be getting down wit da kids soon if you do.