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My fave tech-language site, NetLingo, has got another classic phrase – for something I experience often, but hadn’t been able to put a tech-term to before:
time porn
Popular entertainment, such as TV shows like Cheers, Seinfeld, and Mad About You, where people never seem to have anything to do except hang out. They tease viewers with the forbidden leisure time we all covet but can’t have. Used in an article by Colin McEnroe in the Hartford Courant.
Ha ha ha! Classic! Just HOW MANY of us have had this experience since the likes of Friends taught us that we should buy expensive coffee and hang out?! These days when I frequent one of these establishments, I see one of a few times of people:
- “teenager-kids” playing with their phones – probably watching videos sent to them of their mates beating other kids up (yep, I said it, oooh!)
- “workers” – typing messages out madly on an emailing device named after a certain kind of berry….
- “mates” – calling their mates and telling them they are hanging out at the local cafeteria…[circular argument ad infinitum!]
Check out NetLingo’s excellent site here.
[Original story via: NetLingo]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
