Other words considered:hashtag – a # [hash] sign added to a word or phrase that enables Twitter users to search for tweets (postings on the Twitter site) that contain similarly tagged items and view thematic sets
intexticated – distracted because texting on a cellphone while driving a vehicle (Bluetooth is your friend. Even you, Bugatti owners)
netbook – a small, very portable laptop computer with limited memory
paywall – a way of blocking access to a part of a website which is only available to paying subscribers
[http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/11/16/unfriend-oxfords-2009-word-of-the-year/]sexting – the sending of sexually explicit texts and pictures by cellphone
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