PRwiz101's definitions

chyron

(n.) - television graphics that occupy the lower area of a TV screen, originally coined by the Chyron Corporation which develops and manufactures on-screen graphics; now a commonly-used term for such graphics on TV broadcasts worldwide

"I hate it when the chyron is spelled wrong or contains a grammatical mistake. I often see such chyron mistakes on CNN. Sometimes I think the guys who run the TV control rooms can't spell!"

by PRwiz101 April 4, 2010

dream-mail

(n.) - email letters and messages that appear in your dreams at night while sleeping, only to disappear into thin air upon waking

"Wow, last night I had a dream that I was emailing back and forth with Bill Gates, and he was replying to me, I couldn't believe it. And then I woke up and realized it was all just dream-mail."

-- "Overheard at a watercooler in a Seattle office building

by PRwiz101 September 1, 2009

news karaoke artist

(n.) - Someone who posts on blogs and social networks just to spin other people's more substantial and professional news reports and ideas.

"You know, the blogosphere is now full of so many people who set themselves up as a news karaoke artist, when in fact all they are doing is spinning someone else's commentary. Singing someone else's song. I hate what the Internet is becoming!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in Arlington, Virginia on November 1, 2009

by PRwiz101 November 3, 2009

nooking

To read a book on a sleek, light e-reader device called a Nook and marketed by Barnes & Noble.

"Sorry, I can't talk to you now honey, I'm nooking the new Dan Brown book on my Nook and I just can't put it down!"

by PRwiz101 October 24, 2009

trollumist

(n.) -- A writer or blogger who "trolls" in a multichannel, multimedia environment, trying to bait readers into a reaction that editors want to generate.

"You know, a true newspaper columnist might make controversial arguments or challenge common sense, but a trollumist merely provokes outrage in order to sell papers, draw links and capture increasingly scarce reader attention. I'm sick of them!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in Sydney, Australia, November 1, 2009

by PRwiz101 November 2, 2009

snailpaper

(n.) - the print edition of the daily newspaper which arrives in the morning on your doorstep with news that is already old and stale by at least 12 hours

"I am sick and tired of reading the snailpaper edition of the New York Times! By the time it arrives, the front page is already old news. I much prefer reading the Times online website with the up-dated news as it happens."

-- overheard at a bar in the East Village in Manhattan, November 15, 2009

by PRwiz101 November 21, 2009

prostitude

(n.) - The streetwise attitude of a prostitute, male or female; the attitude of a white collar worker who is about to prostitute himself or herself in order to try to get a promotion at work

"Damn, did you see the prostitude on that streetwalker at the corner of Lexington? She was reeking of it!"

"I hate to do this, but if I want that raise, I am going to have to steel myself and pose with some strong prostitude in the office next week!"

by PRwiz101 October 6, 2009