In 2004, linguistlist.org was asked "What is a Plog?" and "Did Amazon invent this word?" ==================================== from http://tinyurl.com/9ud3eb Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 02:01:48 EDT Reply-To: American Dialect Society Subject: Plog (Amazon's personalized blog)
Did Amazon invent this word? [1] (AMAZON.COM) The PlogService provides a personalized blog for each Amazon.com customer. (TRADEMARKS) Word Mark PLOG Goods and Services IC 038. US 100 101 104. G & S: DELIVERY OF MESSAGES BY ELECTRONIC.... Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING Serial Number 78201834, Filing Date January 9, 2003 Published for Opposition June 1, 2004 Owner (APPLICANT) Amazon.com, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE P. O. Box 81226 Seattle WASHINGTON 981081226, Type of Mark SERVICE MARK Register PRINCIPAL, Live/Dead Indicator LIVE [2] (GOOGLE GROUPS) Re: OT - Some credit to republicans ... ll call, a plog of his daily activities. Plog = Blog + politics. A live web cam in his/her office. Sort of like Cspan, 24/7. And ... alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers - Dec 29, 2002 by Michael-NC ================================ >From Welcome to the IT Jargon & Acronyms resource center ! http://tinyurl.com/7xm52c "This section contains an explanation of new acronyms and terminology, very often created by analysts and vendors to give you the impression that there is a new and interesting development." Plog - A "plog" is 1. A Web-based tool used by colleagues to keep tabs on group projects. 2. An Amazon trademark, which will presumably be used to sell more books. Plog: The Virtues of Chitchat - Making I.T. Work - Michael Schrage - codirector of the MIT Media Lab's eMarkets Initiative - says internal Web logs, or "plogs" (project logs), could be the best thing to happen to project management. But nothing is perfect... And from the BlogOh!Pedia Chapeau Blog Awards: A plog is a blog that combines polling, politics and blogging. Plogging is engaging in all three activities in one blog site. Coined by VoteAmerica.com http://tinyurl.com/5cmgnt And then there's Evelyn Plog who "is one of the lucky ones who found true love not once, but twice....She found her second chance at love husband Johnny, 3 years ago, through an online dating site." (NBC2 News Online - Spike in Internet dating ) Mazel tov, Evelyn! ============================ I wondered what to call such information: Inquiring Minds Log, = IMLog; or Curiouser and Curiouser Log = CCLog or 2CLog: Both got Thumbs-Down from my private emailers. Follow-Up Log = FULog or FLog: My private emailers really liked this one. I'll check with my word coinage attorney. ;-) **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:asburypark-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:asburypark-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: asburypark-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/