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1% rule (Internet culture)
In Internet culture, the 1% rule or the 90–9–1 principle (sometimes also presented as 89:10:1 ratio) reflects a theory that more people will lurk in a virtual community than will par...
In Internet culture, the 1% rule or the 90–9–1 principle (sometimes also presented as 89:10:1 ratio) reflects a theory that more people will lurk in a virtual community than will par...
Applet
In computing, an applet is any small application that performs one specific task, sometimes running within the context of a larger program, perhaps as a plug-in.
In computing, an applet is any small application that performs one specific task, sometimes running within the context of a larger program, perhaps as a plug-in.
Bozo bit
The term bozo bit has been used in two contexts.
The term bozo bit has been used in two contexts.
Chimping
Chimping is a colloquial term used in digital photography (especially when using a digital single-lens reflex camera) to describe the habit of checking every photo on the camera display (LCD) im...
Chimping is a colloquial term used in digital photography (especially when using a digital single-lens reflex camera) to describe the habit of checking every photo on the camera display (LCD) im...
Code refactoring
Code refactoring is "disciplined technique for restructuring an existing body of code, altering its internal structure without changing its external behavior", undertaken in order to improve so...
Code refactoring is "disciplined technique for restructuring an existing body of code, altering its internal structure without changing its external behavior", undertaken in order to improve so...
Cyberband
An Internet band (also sometimes called a virtual band) is a musical group whose members collaborate online through broadband by utilizing a content management system and local digital aud...
An Internet band (also sometimes called a virtual band) is a musical group whose members collaborate online through broadband by utilizing a content management system and local digital aud...
Electronic herd
The Electronic Herd is a term coined by Thomas Friedman in his book The Lexus and the Olive Tree.
The Electronic Herd is a term coined by Thomas Friedman in his book The Lexus and the Olive Tree.
Galápagos syndrome
Galápagos syndrome or Jalapagos is a term that describes the phenomenon of a product or a society evolving in isolation from globalization.
Galápagos syndrome or Jalapagos is a term that describes the phenomenon of a product or a society evolving in isolation from globalization.
Giclée
Giclée, is a neologism coined in 1991 by printmaker Jack Duganne for fine art digital prints made on ink-jet printers.
Giclée, is a neologism coined in 1991 by printmaker Jack Duganne for fine art digital prints made on ink-jet printers.
Googlearchy
Googlearchy, or googlocracy, is a term associated with ways in which a search engine, like google, can influence politics and social reality in general.
Googlearchy, or googlocracy, is a term associated with ways in which a search engine, like google, can influence politics and social reality in general.
Gumption trap
A gumption trap is an event or mindset that can cause a person to lose enthusiasm and become discouraged from starting or continuing a project.
A gumption trap is an event or mindset that can cause a person to lose enthusiasm and become discouraged from starting or continuing a project.
Lifecasting (video stream)
Lifecasting is a continual broadcast of events in a person's life through digital media.
Lifecasting is a continual broadcast of events in a person's life through digital media.
Lifelog
Lifeloggers typically wear computers in order to capture their entire lives, or large portions of their lives.
Lifeloggers typically wear computers in order to capture their entire lives, or large portions of their lives.
Marchitecture
Marchitecture (or Marketecture) is a portmanteau of the words marketing and architecture.
Marchitecture (or Marketecture) is a portmanteau of the words marketing and architecture.
Nanosocialism
Nanosocialism refers generally to a set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the research, development and use of nanotechnology.
Nanosocialism refers generally to a set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the research, development and use of nanotechnology.
Object hyperlinking
Object hyperlinking is a neologism that refers to extending the Internet to objects and locations in the real world.
Object hyperlinking is a neologism that refers to extending the Internet to objects and locations in the real world.
Peercasting
Peercasting is a method of multicasting streams, usually audio and/or video, to the Internet via peer-to-peer technology.
Peercasting is a method of multicasting streams, usually audio and/or video, to the Internet via peer-to-peer technology.
Phantom ringing
Phantom ringing is the sensation and false belief that one can hear one's mobile phone ringing or feel it vibrating, when in fact the telephone is not doing so.
Phantom ringing is the sensation and false belief that one can hear one's mobile phone ringing or feel it vibrating, when in fact the telephone is not doing so.
Phantom rings
Phantom rings are the sensation and false belief that one can hear one's mobile phone ringing or feel it vibrating, when in fact the telephone is not doing so.
Phantom rings are the sensation and false belief that one can hear one's mobile phone ringing or feel it vibrating, when in fact the telephone is not doing so.
Placeshifting
Placeshifting is the viewing and listening to live, recorded or stored media on a remote device via the internet or over a data network.
Placeshifting is the viewing and listening to live, recorded or stored media on a remote device via the internet or over a data network.
Plug-in (computing)
In computing, a plug-in (or plugin) is a set of software components that adds specific abilities to a larger software application.
In computing, a plug-in (or plugin) is a set of software components that adds specific abilities to a larger software application.
Podcast
A podcast is a type of digital media consisting of an episodic series of audio files subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device.
A podcast is a type of digital media consisting of an episodic series of audio files subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device.
Singularitarianism
Singularitarianism is a technocentric ideology and social movement that is defined by the belief that a technological singularity — the creation of a superintelligence — is a likely possibility ...
Singularitarianism is a technocentric ideology and social movement that is defined by the belief that a technological singularity — the creation of a superintelligence — is a likely possibility ...
Smart cow problem
The smart cow problem is the concept that when a group of individuals is faced with a technically difficult task, only one of their members has to solve it.
The smart cow problem is the concept that when a group of individuals is faced with a technically difficult task, only one of their members has to solve it.
Spinner (computing)
A spinner is a graphical widget in a GUI, typically oriented vertically, with which a user may adjust a value in an adjoining text box by either clicking on an up or down arrow, or by holding an...
A spinner is a graphical widget in a GUI, typically oriented vertically, with which a user may adjust a value in an adjoining text box by either clicking on an up or down arrow, or by holding an...
TalkShoe
TalkShoe is a Web 2.0 Internet radio/podcasting site that uses a Java chat client in conjunction with a conference call bridge to allow users to host or participate in live on-line talk radio sh...
TalkShoe is a Web 2.0 Internet radio/podcasting site that uses a Java chat client in conjunction with a conference call bridge to allow users to host or participate in live on-line talk radio sh...
Technocriticism
Technocriticism is a branch of critical theory devoted to the study of technological change.
Technocriticism is a branch of critical theory devoted to the study of technological change.
Technoetic
The term technoetic was created by Roy Ascott, former president of the Planetary Collegium, during his lifelong work as an artist and theorist in the fields of cybernetics and telematics.
The term technoetic was created by Roy Ascott, former president of the Planetary Collegium, during his lifelong work as an artist and theorist in the fields of cybernetics and telematics.
Technorealism
Technorealism is an attempt to expand the middle ground between Techno-utopianism and Neo-Luddism by assessing the social and political implications of technologies so that people might all have...
Technorealism is an attempt to expand the middle ground between Techno-utopianism and Neo-Luddism by assessing the social and political implications of technologies so that people might all have...
Throbber
A throbber is a graphic found in a graphical user interface of a computer program (especially a web browser) that animates to show the user that the program is performing an action (such as down...
A throbber is a graphic found in a graphical user interface of a computer program (especially a web browser) that animates to show the user that the program is performing an action (such as down...
Time shifting
Time shifting is the recording of programming to a storage medium to be viewed or listened to at a time more convenient to the consumer.
Time shifting is the recording of programming to a storage medium to be viewed or listened to at a time more convenient to the consumer.
TimeTrax
TimeTrax is a software program, as well as the parent company, which allows audio recording from satellite radio.
TimeTrax is a software program, as well as the parent company, which allows audio recording from satellite radio.
Tivoization
Tivoization is a term used to describe the creation of a system that incorporates software under the terms of a copyleft software license, but uses hardware restrictions to prevent users from r...
Tivoization is a term used to describe the creation of a system that incorporates software under the terms of a copyleft software license, but uses hardware restrictions to prevent users from r...
Vexel
Vexel is a neologism for an entirely pixel-based form of raster art that imitates the visual appearance of vector graphics technique (i.e.
Vexel is a neologism for an entirely pixel-based form of raster art that imitates the visual appearance of vector graphics technique (i.e.
Virtuality (software design)
Virtuality is a term used by Ted Nelson for what he considers the central issues of software design.
Virtuality is a term used by Ted Nelson for what he considers the central issues of software design.
You Look Nice Today
Merlin Dean Mann III (born November 26, 1966 in Cincinnati, Ohio) writes the blog 43 Folders.
Merlin Dean Mann III (born November 26, 1966 in Cincinnati, Ohio) writes the blog 43 Folders.