| "Unfriend" Named Word of 2009 |
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - "Unfriend" has been named the word of the year by the New Oxford American Dictionary, chosen from a list of finalists with a tech-savvy... More »
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ABC News - Nov. 16, 2009
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| Social-Networking 'Unfriend' Becomes Word of the Year |
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Social networks such as Facebook and MySpace have invaded families' living rooms, corporate offices, and mobile phones. Now they are making their mark on the New American... More »
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NewsFactor - Nov. 17, 2009
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| Unfriend or Defriend? Facebook Fans Debate |
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"Unfriend" is top word of 2009 but some say it should be "defriend." Social Sciences - Public Speaking - Communication - Forensics - Game More »
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ABC News - Nov. 17, 2009
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| Dictionary word of the year: 'Unfriend' |
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(CNN) -- It's prone to cause drama in the online world. And, according to the New Oxford American Dictionary, it's the word of the year. "Unfriend" beat out a... More »
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CNN - Nov. 17, 2009
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| Facebook digs in as 'unfriend' named Word of the Year |
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In another sign of how itself into pop culture, the New Oxford American Dictionary has named 'unfriend' its 2009 Word of the Year. The verb means on a social networking site,... More »
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NetworkWorld - Nov. 17, 2009
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| Top Word of 2009: Unfriend, But Twitterisms Abound |
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Social networking terms abound as the Oxford New American Dictionary announced its : Unfriend, as in removing someone from a Facebook friends list. Runner-up? Hashtag.... More »
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NetworkWorld - Nov. 17, 2009
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| Unfriend Chosen as Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year |
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Proving that social networking is a huge cultural force, the has chosen 'unfriend' as its 2009 Word of the Year (WOTY). To unfriend means to remove someone from your friend... More »
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NetworkWorld - Nov. 17, 2009
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| 'Unfriend' is New Oxford dictionary's Word of the Year |
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"Birther " was in the running, so was "death panels," but in the end the New Oxford American Dictionary can only pick one word of the year. For 2009, it's... More »
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USA Today - Nov. 17, 2009
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| Dictionary word of the year: 'Unfriend' |
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(CNN) -- It's prone to cause drama in the online world. And, according to the New Oxford American Dictionary, it's the word of the year. "Unfriend" beat out a... More »
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CNN - Nov. 17, 2009
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| Power Point: To friend or unfriend? |
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“‘Unfriend’ has real lex-appeal.” – Christine Lindberg, senior lexicographer for the Oxford University Press’s U.S. dictionary program. Today The New Oxford American... More »
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Fortune - Nov. 17, 2009
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