People — 99er adultescent agritourist alpha earner alpha geek alpha girl alpha pup altruistic donor … New words
Writing — autopathography backstory bardolatry blog blogosphere blurb whore chick lit cyberscriber … New words
blander — n. A machine through which media is processed that renders the media bland and inoffensive. Example Citation: This is, in fact, one of the most important lessons for Microsoft to learn: great media is often created in a collaborative environment … New words
fleshmeet — n. A meeting in the flesh, especially one composed of people who usually or only converse online. Example Citation: The Opera Forum is a closely knit group. With 40 or so active participants scattered across at least a dozen states and three… … New words
meatspace — (MEET.spays) n. The flesh and blood real world; the opposite of cyberspace. Example Citation: Writers, who can go for three or four days at a time without talking to people in meatspace , are particularly attracted to this form of friendship.… … New words
patchwriting — n. A restatement of another writer s text that uses too much of the original vocabulary and syntax. patchwrite v. patchwriter n. Example Citations: These days, it feels like hardly a week goes by without a professional journalist being exposed… … New words
table writing — n. The creation of scripts, jokes, and stories by a committee of writers. Example Citation: In addition, [Larry] Gelbart argues, TV writing has grown more solipsistic: whereas television once attracted people trained in radio, film and theater,… … New words
