coined the phrase
“pooning in
the blogosphere”
in reference to
andrew orlowski
:
“In Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, the ever energized
15-year-old hero and woman/girl Y.T. surfs the highways as a
skateboard-riding courier. She propels herself by “pooning”
speeding cars. Her poon is a powerful magnet slung at passing
autos. When her poon hits the steel sides of a car and sticks, the
attached cable pulls taut and off Y.T. goes! Wild ride, with little
energy expended by Y.T. Hot transport!Andrew Orlowski has perfected “pooning in the blogosphere.” He
picks a speeding target, such as BloggerCon or The Second
SuperPower Rears Its Beautiful Head, writes a “poon” in the form of
a flame attached to the rising web topic, and off he goes pulled
along by another’s efforts.”
i think
john dvorak’s
latest
bit
on blogging
might just
qualify
for him for the “poon of the year” award, although i’m sure that
orlowski has a few more tricks up his sleeve.