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Found Words: Spring

Posted on 6 February, 2006 by Ian — No Comments ↓

Sping : a spam ping that is a fake or bogus notifications that a blog has been updated; in some cases, these spings can amount to a denial-of-service attack, as coined(does anyone have a earlier usage?) by Technorati CEO David Continue reading Found Words: Spring→

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A tale of Taramissu / Tiramisu

Posted on 25 October, 2005 by Ian — No Comments ↓

I miss-spelled Tiramisu, but in doing so became the top link in Google for Taramissu. (french spelling?) Such are the dangers of spelling by search engine! Also known as Tuscan Trifle or Zuppa Inglese, Tiramisu’ means “pick-me-up” in Italian, the Continue reading A tale of Taramissu / Tiramisu→

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Found Words: Boycott

Posted on 16 September, 2005 by Ian — No Comments ↓

Boycott : A boycott is a refusal to buy, sell, or otherwise trade with an individual or business who is generally believed by the participants in the boycott to be doing something morally wrong. It may sometimes be labelled as Continue reading Found Words: Boycott→

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Found Words : Splogs

Posted on 25 August, 2005 by Ian — 1 Comment ↓

Splogs : short for blog spam, “automated” blogs that point to other blogs with the goal of driving up search engine results, or as they call it, “search engine optimization” (SEO). Also Blogs which do not add value, and exist Continue reading Found Words : Splogs→

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Found Words: ExoCortex

Posted on 7 July, 2005 by Ian — 4 Comments ↓

ExoCortex : From Greek “exō” for outside; and from Latin “cortex” for bark, the cortex is the outermost layer of the brain. My ExoCortex is my Brain outside my Brain. Hardware or Software. Clear? Early examples include 6,620 B.C.E. and Continue reading Found Words: ExoCortex→

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