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Conference Humiliation

Posted by samzenpus on from the 100-different-words-for-teased dept.

Thanks to twitter we need a new word for being a jerk to someone behind their back while they are speaking, and that word is tweckle. From the article, "The Twitter 'back channel' can be a powerful tool to quickly knit a gathering of strangers into an online community, a place where attendees at meetings broadcast bits of sessions, share extra information such as links, and arrange social events. But the same technology can also enable a 'virtual lynching.'"

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  1. sqrt(-1)th post! by RockDoctor · · Score: 1

    Obviously no-one cares about Twitter. I've not even got an account. And I still don't understand what it's for.

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