Beaconned (adj.)
How you’ll feel when Facebook tells all your friends you just bought the new Celine Dion CD.
Beaconned (trad.)
Colloquial contraction referring to the result of Facebook’s new ad scheme, as in, “I’ll beaconned if that happens to me”
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Entries from November 2007
Dept. of Neologisms: Beaconned
November 29th, 2007 by Dan O'Connor · No Comments
In Networking · New technologies · Social media · Stories
Facebook: A Beacon or a Stalker?
November 28th, 2007 by Dan O'Connor · 1 Comment
In Networking · New technologies · Social media · Stories
So, last week my friend Shannon got a great deal on a rental car from Hotwire. I know this not because Shannon is in the habit of calling me up and regaling me with tales of her automotive hiring practices, but because I found out about it on my Facebook page. There it was, a [...]
Sometimes…
November 28th, 2007 by Dan O'Connor · No Comments
In Networking · Politics · Stories
Sometimes I can’t even be bothered to explain, in excruciating detail, why something is a mind-fraggingly stupid idea. Sometimes I just need to write the phrase “Open Source Political Party” and then provide you with the link. You can do the sarcastic commentary for yourselves, I imagine.
The one where… Matt goes back to school to get a date
November 27th, 2007 by Matt Rebeiro · 4 Comments
In Brand innovation · Stories
In a move so CV pleasingly, box tickingly, browny-point-earning it makes me cringe I signed up to a course at the Warwick Business School this year. I’m currently doing the marketing portion of the course and we’ve been studying the work of Philip Kotler (the apparent ‘Father’ of Marketing). He’s got a lot to say [...]
Want to save the planet? Turn your heating up.
November 26th, 2007 by Ben · 1 Comment
In Brand innovation · Networking · Social media · Stories · Tool development
A friend complained to me the other day that her housemate never lets her turn the heating up, suggesting she just wears a jumper instead. Did this no-nonsense solution stem from her housemate’s rugged origins on his dad’s farm or a concern for the environment, I asked her. “No, no,” she replied, “I really think [...]