BBR Buy, Burn, Return. The act of buying a CD, ripping it to your hard drive, and then returning it to the store.
Blips "Microvideos" (10 to 40 seconds long) used to promote an album on TV and the Web. MTV developed blips after Radiohead refused to produce conventional videos for its current CD.
Calendar Battleship The back-and-forth game played by overextended colleagues attempting to set up a meeting or an event.
Sock Puppet A fake identity assumed by an "expert" on a reader-review Web site (like Epinions), which serves to bolster his or her reputation.
U-Turn Effect The phenomenon of employees leaving brick-and-mortar companies for dotcoms and then trying to get their old jobs back when the new economy proves too volatile.
Tip o' the Hijab to David Brake, Jesse Knight, and Jean-Noel Moyne.
- Gareth Branwyn (jargon@wiredmag.com)
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The 38th Parallel Port
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The Hit Charade
Ask Dr. Bob
Adventures in Mind Control
The New Pod People
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Jargon Watch
The CPU Cure
Eyes of Truth
IM Not a Crook
Pulling Down Serious Gs
Raw Data
