SCHED* SXSW 2011

event::type Panel → Interactive
Venue: Hyatt, TX Ballroom 2-4 (208 Barton Springs Rd)
Speaker: Augie Ray, Peter Imbres, Spike Jones, Adam Ostrow
About: When the New York Times banned the word "Tweet" from it's pages, it marked the first time a major publication had formally rejected a Internet-born branded verb. As new behaviors are created online, our culture struggles with ways to define them and often settles on flawed nomenclature. In this hour we will take a look at some of the most misleading words from the digital lexicon and try to pick a few to banish forever.