Simon Dumenco catches us up with "the new new-media lexicon" in his Ad Age column. A few examples:
Digg -- v. To impose one's dubious taste on a larger group. Usage: The rest of us wanted to go to Denny's, but Bob digged us and we ended up at Chuck E. Cheese.
Huffpo' -- adj. Impoverished due to the total devaluation of content (derived from the traditional abbreviation of the Huffington Post). Usage: I used to have a thriving writing career, but now I'm huffpo'.
Micropayment -- n. 1. A media-industry salary; 2. A newly reduced paycheck that you're just relieved isn't $0 (yet).
Statusphere -- n. A virtual version of high school for insecure old people. Usage: He's totally huge in the statusphere -- he's got 1,154 followers!
Tweet -- v. 1. To quickly bore. Usage: Hand me the remote, this show is already tweeting me. 2. To describe the uninteresting food you have just eaten to uninterested parties; from the Latin, tweetarium (a Greek diner menu).
Zzzzzzz -- n. A typical response to a tweet.
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