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Word Spy

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This is a Web site devoted to "lexpionage," the sleuthing of new words and phrases.

"As a society, we're compelled to create new words to name and describe our new inventions and ideas and institutions." "We use these words in everyday conversation, whether spoken or written, so it only makes sense to make it easier for avid texters to send a quick SMS on the puggle they just saw or the vlog entry they posted this morning."
To help us all better communicate, these and other words have been added to a special T9 predictive text input dictionary for users to tap into when texting on their mobile phones. The top ten "buzz words" to be added to the T9® dictionary (that used for SMS messagesfor 2005 include:
* Lifehack - a tool or technique that makes some aspect of one's life easier or more efficient
* Mashup - new information created by combining data from two different sources
* Placeshift - to redirect a TV signal so the viewer can watch a show on a device other than his or her television
* Playlistism - judging a person based on what songs are on the playlist of his or her digital music player
* Podjack - to plug the cord of one's digital music player into the jack of another person's player to hear what the person is listening to
* Puggle - a dog bred from a pug and a beagle
* Sideload - to transfer music or other content to a cell phone using the cell phone provider's network
* Vlog - a blog that contains mostly video content
* Vodcast - a video podcast
* Ubersexual - a heterosexual man who is masculine, confident, compassionate and stylish

Learn Out Loud Podcast directory

This is what they say about Learn Out Loud: The Internet's first directory for podcasts you can learn from. We've screened thousands of podcasts to find the ones of the highest quality that you will instruct, inspire, and enlighten you.


http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory

Chronicle Podcasts : December 2005

Here is a list of podcasts by the San Francisco Chronicle on everything from sports to reggae to sex. The long list appears to have hundreds of podcasts to choose from.
SF Gate

Democracy Now!: radio and TV news

Democracy Now!: radio and TV news

A clear example that independent media is still alive and well in the US.

"A daily radio and television news program on over 350 stationjs,
pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the US."

Democracy Now! | A Conversation with Death Row Prisoner Stanley Tookie Williams from his San Quentin Cell

Democracy Now! | A Conversation with Death Row Prisoner Stanley Tookie Williams from his San Quentin Cell
An interesting example of a podcast that is also a political action.

In a half-hour interview, death row prisoner Stanley Tookie Williams speaks from his cell in San Quentin about his case, his life and his redemption. He helped start the Crips street gang - his greatest regret - but behind bars he has become a leading advocate for the end of gang violence. He has written nine books and has been nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is scheduled to die on Dec. 13 unless Governor Schwarzenegger grants him clemency. Actions are planned across the world today in what has been described as International Save Tookie Day.

Apple - iTunes - Podcasts

Here are some of the sites I mentioned in class. Sorry to be advertizing for various institutions, but they are doing something useful, informative and free to us... Here is a list of a bah-zillion possible podcasts to listen to, most of which are constantly changing-
Apple - iTunes - Podcasts

New York Times Video

Here are some short videos on the NY Times website which change every day. There are a myriad of categories: business, science, fashion, movies, etc. http://video.on.nytimes.com/