Comments on: The Blogictionary http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:37:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Blorgon http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-29820 BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Blorgon Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:18:35 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-29820 [...] Recently, I asked you all for blog jargon on behalf of a columnist writing about our endearing, albeit ear-grating, habit of making up words. Here’s that column from William Safire, who says: This brief survey — a labor of link love — was conducted by means of blogging. Thanks to the blogerati who shot my query around the Web asking for jargon, a solicitation that N’Gai Croal, technology editor at Newsweek, calls blegging. [...] [...] Recently, I asked you all for blog jargon on behalf of a columnist writing about our endearing, albeit ear-grating, habit of making up words. Here’s that column from William Safire, who says: This brief survey — a labor of link love — was conducted by means of blogging. Thanks to the blogerati who shot my query around the Web asking for jargon, a solicitation that N’Gai Croal, technology editor at Newsweek, calls blegging. [...]

]]> By: http://www.media-post.net http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28640 http://www.media-post.net Sun, 05 Feb 2006 19:04:29 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28640 <a>Street Art Pictures!</a> Street Art Pictures!

]]> By: Neil http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28602 Neil Sun, 05 Feb 2006 14:57:14 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28602 Of course there's "al-insertmediaoutlethere", which denotes a newspaper or agency suspected of taking too sympathetic a line with Islam. al-Guardian, al-Reuters etc. Of course there’s “al-insertmediaoutlethere”, which denotes a newspaper or agency suspected of taking too sympathetic a line with Islam.

al-Guardian, al-Reuters etc.

]]> By: Rich F. http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28452 Rich F. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 15:56:06 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28452 Try Blogtionary, at http://blogtionary.blogspot.com for another source of jargon. Some of them sound a bit forced, but it's pretty good on the whole. Try Blogtionary, at http://blogtionary.blogspot.com for another source of jargon. Some of them sound a bit forced, but it’s pretty good on the whole.

]]> By: Jim Russell http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28414 Jim Russell Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:17:56 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28414 One concept that needs a word is what Jeff often does -- blogging about blogging. I've often proposed <strong>metablogging</strong> as a name for this concept. One concept that needs a word is what Jeff often does — blogging about blogging. I’ve often proposed metablogging as a name for this concept.

]]> By: Robert S. http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28393 Robert S. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 22:37:52 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28393 speaking of "pre-911 mindset," here's a great cartoon: http://cartoonbox.slate.com/hottopic/?image=11&topicid=51 speaking of “pre-911 mindset,” here’s a great cartoon:

http://cartoonbox.slate.com/hottopic/?image=11&topicid=51

]]> By: TLB http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28379 TLB Thu, 02 Feb 2006 20:47:02 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28379 I was scanning Xeni (note to columnist: a famous and highly-regarded blogger), and I was reminded of a few more: FebOne: named for the day during the year when bloggers poke their heads out of their parents' basement Hoboblog: blogs written by hobos and railroad jumpers, usually at public libraries, and celebrating the on the road lifestyle Hoblog: not to be confused with 'blog whore' (unless meant literally). I was scanning Xeni (note to columnist: a famous and highly-regarded blogger), and I was reminded of a few more:

FebOne: named for the day during the year when bloggers poke their heads out of their parents’ basement

Hoboblog: blogs written by hobos and railroad jumpers, usually at public libraries, and celebrating the on the road lifestyle

Hoblog: not to be confused with ‘blog whore’ (unless meant literally).

]]> By: Robert S. http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28368 Robert S. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 19:15:15 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28368 derivatives of "blogging" like "live blogging" as in "I'll be live blogging the SOTU while playing the drinking game" also, "Friday cat blogging" or other weekly traditions like that "comment spamming" and common phrases like "read the whole thing" with an embedded link, and "hat tip" or "Via Buzzmachine" with a link for attribution - not jargon so much as Elements of Blogging Style (hey, I think there's a little book to be written) derivatives of “blogging” like “live blogging” as in “I’ll be live blogging the SOTU while playing the drinking game”

also, “Friday cat blogging” or other weekly traditions like that

“comment spamming”

and common phrases like “read the whole thing” with an embedded link, and “hat tip” or “Via Buzzmachine” with a link for attribution - not jargon so much as Elements of Blogging Style (hey, I think there’s a little book to be written)

]]> By: Jim Treacher http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28367 Jim Treacher Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:46:36 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28367 <blockquote>“Insta-lanche”: The sudden surge in readers from ten per day to ten thousand that follows a link in Instapundit.com.</blockquote> That one was <a href="http://bloglossary.blogspot.com/2002_04_21_bloglossary_archive.html#85033361" rel="nofollow">mine</a>.

“Insta-lanche”: The sudden surge in readers from ten per day to ten thousand that follows a link in Instapundit.com.

That one was mine.

]]> By: John Dowdell http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28366 John Dowdell Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:46:31 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28366 Notes: meme: First used by Dawkins in 1976, I believe. Gained new mindshare among bloggers, but was in wide use among specialists before that. fisk: Good catch. anti-idiotarian: Less about blogging, more about not forming political opinions as an idiot would. link, trackback: Good call... there are other specific technical terms we've popularized, right? blogosphere: agreed troll: old term, but received new lease on life with anonymous comments. "pre-9/11 mindset": This term has been brought into the mainstream recently. Slashdotted: to experience a sudden surge in site traffic, also called Sudden Popularity Syndrome. Streisand Effect: I think this came from Mike Masnick at Techdirt, describing how efforts to hide something on the net usually draw attention to it. (Compare to the older "Salinger Syndrom" of finding things on the net and putting them into your mouth, when you don't know where they've been.) linklove: As in "thanks for the...". Notes:

meme: First used by Dawkins in 1976, I believe. Gained new mindshare among bloggers, but was in wide use among specialists before that.

fisk: Good catch.

anti-idiotarian: Less about blogging, more about not forming political opinions as an idiot would.

link, trackback: Good call… there are other specific technical terms we’ve popularized, right?

blogosphere: agreed

troll: old term, but received new lease on life with anonymous comments.

“pre-9/11 mindset”: This term has been brought into the mainstream recently.

Slashdotted: to experience a sudden surge in site traffic, also called Sudden Popularity Syndrome.

Streisand Effect: I think this came from Mike Masnick at Techdirt, describing how efforts to hide something on the net usually draw attention to it. (Compare to the older “Salinger Syndrom” of finding things on the net and putting them into your mouth, when you don’t know where they’ve been.)

linklove: As in “thanks for the…”.

]]> By: Mark http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28364 Mark Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:39:41 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28364 <blockquote>Chickenhawk - non-military enthusiastic advocate of military action (I think, is this correct?) </blockquote> That is correct. See also: 101st Fighting Keyboarders.

Chickenhawk - non-military enthusiastic advocate of military action (I think, is this correct?)

That is correct.

See also: 101st Fighting Keyboarders.

]]> By: Neil http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28357 Neil Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:39:47 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28357 Chickenhawk - non-military enthusiastic advocate of military action (I think, is this correct?) Chickenhawk - non-military enthusiastic advocate of military action (I think, is this correct?)

]]> By: Mark http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28355 Mark Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:20:11 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28355 <blockquote>I also have a fit with publications that insist for no good reason on (a) splitting weblog into two words and (b) capitalizing “web.” It’s weblog and blog, damnit. </blockquote> For the record, the 2004 AP Style book states: <blockquote>blog: Internet jargon; if used, explain that it means <i>Web log</i> or <i>Web journal</i>.</blockquote> I imagine that, as they continue to gain popularity, that will change.

I also have a fit with publications that insist for no good reason on (a) splitting weblog into two words and (b) capitalizing “web.” It’s weblog and blog, damnit.

For the record, the 2004 AP Style book states:

blog: Internet jargon; if used, explain that it means Web log or Web journal.

I imagine that, as they continue to gain popularity, that will change.

]]> By: Chris http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28354 Chris Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:09:09 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28354 As a TV Photog Blogger I have seen the phrase 'Photograblogger', 'Photograblogosphere' and other derivatives of those. BlogFather, BlogUncle for people we look up to as getting us into blogging or being big bloggers in the community. As a TV Photog Blogger I have seen the phrase ‘Photograblogger’, ‘Photograblogosphere’ and other derivatives of those.

BlogFather, BlogUncle for people we look up to as getting us into blogging or being big bloggers in the community.

]]> By: Danny Glover http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28348 Danny Glover Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:56:09 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28348 I coined the term "blawgmaker" in a column last August (http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2005/08/blawgmaker_hatc_1.php) to describe lawmakers who blog. I coined the term “blawgmaker” in a column last August (http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2005/08/blawgmaker_hatc_1.php) to describe lawmakers who blog.

]]> By: Bob Balfe http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28344 Bob Balfe Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:18:36 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28344 The <a href="http://www.dooce.com" rel="nofollow">Dooce</a> lady comes up with some good ones. The Dooce lady comes up with some good ones.

]]> By: Angel http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28340 Angel Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:02:46 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28340 I thought a meme was one of those threads that keeps passing from blogger to blogger on some topic. True, usually personal, but the key is that it passes on, like a chain letter. Although I think memes are more fun than any chain letter I ever saw. I see some very good definitions, and some very fun ones as well. Will this be a multivolume dictionary? Or a big, big online resource? Best. I thought a meme was one of those threads that keeps passing from blogger to blogger on some topic. True, usually personal, but the key is that it passes on, like a chain letter. Although I think memes are more fun than any chain letter I ever saw. I see some very good definitions, and some very fun ones as well. Will this be a multivolume dictionary? Or a big, big online resource? Best.

]]> By: Neil http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28339 Neil Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:59:02 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28339 unfriend - to remove people from your friends list. lockdown - series of posts published for "friends only", often following an invasion of trolls (ibid) in comments section. Can lead to permanent lockdown, when a journal becomes friends only for good. unfriend - to remove people from your friends list.

lockdown - series of posts published for “friends only”, often following an invasion of trolls (ibid) in comments section. Can lead to permanent lockdown, when a journal becomes friends only for good.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28338 Jeff Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:54:52 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28338 bleg: begging for info or something more on your blog "the indispensable": someone you like indeed: too rarely an ironic agreement, otherwise thumbsucking agreement heh: mild amusement now with an overtone of . . . you know. hat tip or HT or h/t: acknowledgement of link source "you can read more about it at": intro to shameless plug for own blog by someone who doesn't trust us to just click the dang link bleg: begging for info or something more on your blog

“the indispensable”: someone you like

indeed: too rarely an ironic agreement, otherwise thumbsucking agreement

heh: mild amusement now with an overtone of . . . you know.

hat tip or HT or h/t: acknowledgement of link source

“you can read more about it at”: intro to shameless plug for own blog by someone who doesn’t trust us to just click the dang link

]]> By: Tish Grier http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28331 Tish Grier Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:21:32 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28331 hmmm... citizen journalist grassroots journalist witness contributor contrubuting writer web journo They're all the same thing, only different--semantically, and only at certain times. one of my all-time favorites: link whoring. In the 2f2 world, that's usually referred to as "networking." Strange how it all becomes so negative when it's virtual. hmmm…

citizen journalist
grassroots journalist
witness contributor
contrubuting writer
web journo

They’re all the same thing, only different–semantically, and only at certain times.

one of my all-time favorites: link whoring. In the 2f2 world, that’s usually referred to as “networking.” Strange how it all becomes so negative when it’s virtual.

]]> By: KirstenMortensen.com » Blog Archive » More vocabulary words http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28330 KirstenMortensen.com » Blog Archive » More vocabulary words Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:06:34 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28330 [...] Jeff Jarvis’ readers are compiling a list of blog-related slang. [...] [...] Jeff Jarvis’ readers are compiling a list of blog-related slang. [...]

]]> By: ashok http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28323 ashok Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:52:33 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28323 If I don't know a lot of the terms people are putting forth here, but have been blogging for years, does that make me a bad blogger? If I don’t know a lot of the terms people are putting forth here, but have been blogging for years, does that make me a bad blogger?

]]> By: Good Lt http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28319 Good Lt Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:16:01 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28319 blogsplosion, blogburst - a burst of frequent blogging - 10 or more posts in a sitting. Donkocrat Party - the "donkeyed" nickname of the Democrat Party. Republican-lite - a libertarian. Freeper (not necessarily a blog term) - a member of the Free Republic web community. /sarc off, /sarc on - a tag to indicate when you are finished or when you are beginning a sarcastic passage. blogtastic, blogriffic - the general good feelings one recieves when smiling at a great post, or something that is well done on a particular blog. blogoversary - the anniversary, or other chronological occurance, in the life of a blog Donko-kos - a virulent strain of Democrat that advocates and subscribes to the tennants and whims of the Daily Kos blog and its leadership clan. Biscoblogging - blogging about the Disco Biscuits, a great jam band out of Philadelphia. Phishblogging - self explanatory. See previous definition. Nodrog - perhaps the most well known net troll at Little Green Footballs. Gordon spelled backwards. blogsplosion, blogburst - a burst of frequent blogging - 10 or more posts in a sitting.

Donkocrat Party - the “donkeyed” nickname of the Democrat Party.

Republican-lite - a libertarian.

Freeper (not necessarily a blog term) - a member of the Free Republic web community.

/sarc off, /sarc on - a tag to indicate when you are finished or when you are beginning a sarcastic passage.

blogtastic, blogriffic - the general good feelings one recieves when smiling at a great post, or something that is well done on a particular blog.

blogoversary - the anniversary, or other chronological occurance, in the life of a blog

Donko-kos - a virulent strain of Democrat that advocates and subscribes to the tennants and whims of the Daily Kos blog and its leadership clan.

Biscoblogging - blogging about the Disco Biscuits, a great jam band out of Philadelphia.

Phishblogging - self explanatory. See previous definition.

Nodrog - perhaps the most well known net troll at Little Green Footballs. Gordon spelled backwards.

]]> By: Neil http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28314 Neil Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:23:01 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28314 Blog fatigue: 1) Existential crisis that falls upon bloggers with an audience of regular readers when blogger decides he cannot be bothered blogging on the same subject that day, or that week, or that month, or possibly ever again. Mixes with feelings of guilt at letting down audience. Often sets in when real work or family intervene in blogging existence. 2) The boredom that ensues from following the same themes in the same blogs for a period longer than three months. Usually cured by a period reading the newspapers. Hollering in the void: Blogging to an audience of precisely zero. "Insta-lure": Blog post written with the express purpose of having Glenn Reynolds link to your blog, thus producing "Instalanche." "Insta-F5": Endless clicking of refresh button while logged on to Instapundit.com to see if Reynolds has linked to your site. "Insta-lanche": The sudden surge in readers from ten per day to ten thousand that follows a link in Instapundit.com. "Insta-greet": Update to blog to welcome readers directed there from Instapundit. "Insta-overnights": The small number of Instapundit-directed readers who hang around on your site after Insta-lanche. Blog fatigue: 1) Existential crisis that falls upon bloggers with an audience of regular readers when blogger decides he cannot be bothered blogging on the same subject that day, or that week, or that month, or possibly ever again. Mixes with feelings of guilt at letting down audience. Often sets in when real work or family intervene in blogging existence.
2) The boredom that ensues from following the same themes in the same blogs for a period longer than three months. Usually cured by a period reading the newspapers.

Hollering in the void: Blogging to an audience of precisely zero.

“Insta-lure”: Blog post written with the express purpose of having Glenn Reynolds link to your blog, thus producing “Instalanche.”

“Insta-F5″: Endless clicking of refresh button while logged on to Instapundit.com to see if Reynolds has linked to your site.

“Insta-lanche”: The sudden surge in readers from ten per day to ten thousand that follows a link in Instapundit.com.

“Insta-greet”: Update to blog to welcome readers directed there from Instapundit.

“Insta-overnights”: The small number of Instapundit-directed readers who hang around on your site after Insta-lanche.

]]> By: chico haas http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28310 chico haas Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:09:41 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/02/01/the-blogictionary/#comment-28310 thread thread

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