BLADAM - Entry - Forbidden phrases (e.g., no more Web x.0, dammit!)

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Forbidden phrases (e.g., no more Web x.0, dammit!)

Hear ye, hear ye! From now on, the use of the following phrases is to be discouraged, if not downright forbidden:

Attention metadata. Attention anything for that matter, unless it’s used in a non-technical phrase such as “Put down the crackberry and pay attention to the real world for a sec, dammit!”
Web 3.0. Web 4.0. Web anything.0, for crying out loud. See my comments on Web 2.0 and Web 4.0 for more information on this ridiculous fad. Note: Web 2.d’oh! is okay. For now.
Relationship economy. I just saw this one today. Grrr! Note: Okay if used to refer jokingly to prostitution. For now.

I’m sure there are others, but I’m getting nauseous just mulling over the above trite phrases. And yes, I realize that it’s a sadly losing battle to do away with Web 2.0.

So… what empty, cliched, uber-annoying geek-phrases drive you nuts?

- Blathered by Adam on Friday, February 16, 2007 at 11:46 [ Permalink | Trackback ]
- Filed under Geekery
- Commented on by 9 folks so far. Scroll down and see for yourself (and join in the conversation!)

Comment from member JohnWeb MN [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	Anyone that even utters the phrase, “outside the box” is immediately dismissed in any meeting I am in. To that I’d add “have fun with it” as a phrase to describe being creative as phrase that’s fast approaching being banned in my world. - Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 at 13:12 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from Hawaii SEO Honolulu [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	- Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 at 18:37 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from member Matt Hendrickson [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	"We need to be PRO-active, not RE-active!” my boss says that all the time and it makes me want to upchuck! Much better prhase would be what they call the “7 P’s” in the Navy… Proper Previous Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance. - Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at 11:19 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from Sebastian [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	"ban” and “penalty” as lame excuse for poor performing “monetized” crap. - Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 11:42 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from member EricaJoy New York, NY [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	"Shot across the bow” in news articles. - Posted on Sunday, February 25, 2007 at 13:57 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from Rob O. Odessa, Texas [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	Definitely tired of hearing “Low-hanging fruit.” - Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 19:34 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from sparrow Munich [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	Definitely opportunitiy, especially when used in an otherwise complete German sentence. Opportunities are just so overrated. Also: cookie cutter solution - when I stopped thinking pastry and realized what it was supposed to mean. - Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 0:22 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from member Adam San Francisco [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	You know… I think there’s definitely a proactive and monetizable opportunity for non-cookie-cutter solutions here! I mean, this could be a shot across the bow… urging us to have fun with thinking outside the box! So, FYI, I’ll expect those TPS memos by EOD tomorrow. TTYL! - Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 9:18 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from Mike [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	How about Genre, and LOL, when you can’t think of anything else to say. GRRRRR - Posted on Friday, June 22, 2007 at 5:38 [ Permalink to this comment ]

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