Jargon Watch

Ecosexual n. A person who's nto hybrid cars, low-energy lightbulbs, and recycling. Now that environmentalism is hot, ecosexuals are getting increasingly fashionable. Online analyst n. Hired by companies like Coca-Cola and AT&T to monitor what's being said about them on social networks and blogs, online analysts use the Internet as a vast unpaid focus group. […]

Ecosexual
n. A person who's nto hybrid cars, low-energy lightbulbs, and recycling. Now that environmentalism is hot, ecosexuals are getting increasingly fashionable.

Online analyst
n. Hired by companies like Coca-Cola and AT&T to monitor what's being said about them on social networks and blogs, online analysts use the Internet as a vast unpaid focus group.

Social network fatigue
n. The ennui induced by persistent solicitations to join new social networks. It is especially acute in those who are already members of more MySpaces than they can remember.

Slow travel
n. Getting from point A to point B at a leisurely pace. Slow travelers, who prefer trains and boats to cars and jets, brag that they take as much pleasure in the journey as in the destination.

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