The term “newbie” is now in the dictionary, but we all know what it means. Not surprisingly, it is used blatantly throughout the internet, but yet surprisingly it is the subject of constant and heated debate in community forums. Since the term has become so mainstream, I have been pondering what doth make a newbie?
Tag Archives: sociology
Screenshot conundrum
August 7, 2008 – 5:07 pm
It started off as a lark, a bit of a jolt to the mainstream just to see a reaction, if any. As it turns out the non-reaction said more than any comment could.
The allure of distraction…
March 16, 2008 – 12:00 pm
So you wanna take a step away from the media…a total ban on TV-watching and internet-surfing right? Not! How can anyone give up the very connection to the world, news, information, or worse miss out on the next American Idol? If I can’t talk to co-workers the next day about who was canned, then what [...]
Symbolic eh?
February 18, 2008 – 12:00 pm
Recent events brought up thoughts and questions on what it means to be a “citizen” of a country. Is it about a sense of belonging? Is it to escape unknown horrors? A few of us Canooks sat around over coffee and debated this. First of all, we recommend everyone of any country, attend a citizenship [...]
All finished your Christmas shopping?
December 8, 2007 – 12:00 pm
I take offence to the greeting, “finished your Christmas shopping?” It’s not because of my religious beliefs, my ethnicity or any aversion to Christmas itself…it is because the words are empty.