Power Rudeness Ugly behavior enabled by the digital age, such as using beepers in movie theaters, taking cell calls in restaurants, and firing employees via email.
BLIPs Ericsson shorthand for Bluetooth's local infotainment points - the 30-foot-radius hot spots around wireless connectors that feed news, entertainment, and lots of ads to the mobile masses.
Email-Free Fridays Corporate policy created so workers have time off from obsessively checking their in-boxes.
Emotional Web Term coined by multimedia pioneer Peter Sugarman for what's missing from most of the Net: an immersing experience that engages the heart as much as the eyeballs and the mind.
AYB Content Images altered by adding the late-'80s Japlish phrase "All your base are belong to us." Taken from the Japanese videogame Zero Wing, this byword has become the Web's absurdist meme du jour.
- Gareth Branwyn (jargon@wiredmag.com)
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