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Staycations
Stay at Home VacationsBy Bianca Bartz - The “Staycation” is a critical piece of modern lingo to pick up now that gas price are skyrocketing. Trend Hunter occasionally highlights some need-to know terms, and the staycation is a key piece…
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Eco Jargon (GALLERY)
Green Collar JobsBy Bianca Bartz - You've heard of white collar, blue collar and pink collar jobs but have you heard of green collar? If not, it's about time you caught up with living in 2008. Now that the world is increasingly focused…
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Lingo 2.0: Bacn (VIDEO)
Email You Want, But Not Right NowBy Bianca Bartz - Following up on the words you need to know in the cyberworld today is "bacn," pronounced like the greasy breakfast staple. It describes those emails you receive that you want, but just not yet. You'll…
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Bushisms (VIDEO)
President Bush a Shining Example for Miss South CarolinaBy Ben Preiss - When it comes to having a natural talent to mangle the English language and limited ability to retain accurate facts Miss South Carolina has a role model in the President of the United States such as America.…
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Stupid Names Get Attention
Catchword Branding Creates: Vudu, Promptu, BooRah, ItzBigBy rubinlee - According to the LA Times, "Naming a company is far more difficult than naming a child. The name needs to sound snappy, separate its young company from the pack, and provide a unique Web address. 'Old-school…
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YouTube for Scientists (VIDEO)
SciVee Video SharingBy Ben Preiss - Sometimes even scientists have a hard time understanding the heavy, technical jargon of research papers. They're hoping that by sharing video presentations, ideas will flow more quickly within the scientific…
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Lingo 2.0 (VIDEO)
Windorphins, An eBay By-ProductBy Bianca Bartz - As with every time period, a new vocabulary accompanies the latest trends. Web 2.0 came with its own set of jargon that to the unfamiliar, would be absolute jibber-jabber. Here's the term of the day: Windorphins…
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A Painting a Day (VIDEO)
Self-Disciplined Artists Reach Out to MarketsBy NEXT by Ramla - Everyday, for the past two years, I get an email with a beautiful, postcard-sized painting from one Julian Merrow-Smith of France. "Postcard from Provence", it's called - and the painting is priced at…
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100 Mile Diet
Local Eating for Global ChangeBy NEXT by Ramla - "Support Local" is an emerging theme in the Green Movement. This diversely interpreted concept translates usually into activities and lifestyle that support the local economy - which, then, is the linchpin…
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Grief Tourism
When Travelers Seek TragedyBy NEXT by Ramla - When we imagine "tourism," we imagine beaches, comfortable hotels, sometimes a sport, and at other times natural discovery. But now, darker forms of tourism are gaining popularity in an increasingly news-strung…
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Solar Empowering Billboard (VIDEO)
NEDBank Billboard Lights Up School KitchenBy NEXT by Ramla - South Africa's NEDBank won a Cannes Lions 2007 Grand Prix Award in outdoor advertising for what is believed to be the world's first solar-powered billboard. The topper? This revolutionary billboard uses…
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The N-word, Six Feet Under (VIDEO)
The NAACP Buries the Racial SlurBy Ben Preiss - Pulled by two Percheron horses and ensconced in a pine box adorned with a garland of flowers the N-word was laid to rest in Detroit. Will other minorities follow suit and bury racial epithets?
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Crowdsourced R&D
InnoCentive Poses Million Dollar ChallengeBy NEXT by Ramla - Scientist? Can measure disease progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease/ Motorneuron Disease) for US$ 1,000,000? Get on over to InnoCentive.com - the crowdsourcing R&D;…
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Crowdsourced Journalism
Assignment Zero: an Experiment in Pro-Am JournalismBy NEXT by Ramla - Assignment Zero is an experiment in professional-amateur journalism: amateurs write/report, professionals edit. Everybody wins. And with this, "pro-am journalism" enters the lingo of the new world of…
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Space Station Becomes the Brightest Manmade Object in the Sky (GALLERY)
By Ben Preiss - It’s almost as bright as Jupiter and four times as bright as Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. This thanks to the new solar arrays that the Space Shuttle Atlantis just delivered and the astronauts…3,820 Views Comment [+/-]
Blamestorming, Mouse Potato and Swipeouts
Technology Inspired LingoBy Trendopoly - Technology is changing everything including our very language and the way that we speak. It's responsible for the creation and use of new terms and new words. And if you don't want to appear out of touch,…
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Crowdsourced Journalism
The News is NowPublic.comBy NEXT by Ramla - NowPublic is a participatory news network which mobilizes an army of reporters to cover the events that define our world. The company currently has thousands of reporters in over 140 countries. (88858…
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Microfinance @ Kiva.org, Become a Banker to the Poor
By NEXT by Ramla - Fofoa Ekuata is a plantation owner in Samoa. She needs US$ 875/- to buy a box of Cramoxon, a pest management system. She is asking for help via Kiva.org, a website where anyone can be a banker to the poor.…4,546 Views
Enviropreneurship
When Environmentalism Met BusinessBy NEXT by Ramla - If "Green Business" (by any other name) means business embracing the concepts of environmentalism, then Enviropreneurship (ENVP) means environmentalists learning the concepts of business. ENVP is about…
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Social Media
Atten TV Lets You Watch and Be WatchedBy NEXT by Ramla - Watch what other people/groups are watching. Watch who is watching you. Broadcast your attention. Welcome to Atten TV: a media network that lets anyone be a broadcaster, and lets others watch others'…
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Social Web
Younanimous: Meta-Search Engine With InteractivityBy NEXT by Ramla - For some time, I have been wondering how good it would be if Google allows web searchers to RANK/ Rate the search results? That would cut out a lot of irrelevant searches. Well, it seems, Younanimous answers…
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Rap Falls Out of Favor
Sales Drop 21%, No Rap Album in 2006 Top 10By kyosuke0603 - After years of success in their own field a sudden decline on Rap music sales and adult spam has been presently formidable. Rap music sales dropped by 21 percent reaching its lowest peak and not a single…
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Voluntourism
Volunteerism + TourismBy NEXT by Ramla - No longer do tourists have to just walk in and out of a very "interesting area" - they can actually VOLUNTOUR. The idea is to "combine travel and service" - says Voluntourism.org. It's "a really great…
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Social Entrepreneurs
A MegatrendBy NEXT by Ramla - Social Entrepreneurship is serious business - and some are calling it the business model of the 21st century. So. Who are social entrepreneurs that your cool-hunting friend had been talking about so enthusiastically…
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Conscious Capitalism
Dirty Business No MoreBy NEXT by Ramla - Muhammad Yunus, the Nobelist who created "micro finance," coined the term Conscious Capitalism. Patricia Aburdene saw it as a "moral transformation" and "today's greatest mega-trend" way back in fall 2005.…
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LOHAS
Lifestyles of Health and SustainabilityBy NEXT by Ramla - What is LOHAS? According to LOHAS.COM: "LOHAS is an acronym for 'Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability,' a market segment focused on health and fitness, the environment, personal development, sustainable…
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Ad Tagging
Express Your Opinion with a StickerBy Jeremy Gutsche - Express your opinion by tagging outdoor ads with a sticker. Ad Tagging is a rising guerrilla action where organized individuals are raising consumer awareness about ad quality by vandalizing ads with…
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Cornervertising (GALLERY)
BBC Ads Show Both Sides of the StoryBy Trend Spotter - The new BBC advertising campaign, "Show Both Sides of the Story," does just that. The angle: get corner billboard space everywhere and juxtapose news on each corner. Credits BBDO New York Bill Bruce…
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Horsemorshing
Creating Words to Drive TrafficBy mondothefat - Horsemorshing is getting more and more common with online marketers and bloggers. It starts with an online marketer using a horsemorsh (which means a made up word) as a topic of interest to pique the interests…
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Scentvertising
Eau de Marijuana in Rolling Stone?By Gentletouchee - A scent-strip ad in the Aug. 24 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine to promote the second season of Showtime's "Weeds" may smell like pot getting smoked, or marijuana in a bag or even, yes, hippies.You may…
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