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“Facebook” Up For Word Of The Year
The Merriam Webster dictionary has an annual “Word Of The Year” Contest. They pick a number of finalists, and allow the site users to vote for the top word of the year. This year, facebook is up for the honors.
The nomination is a high indicator of the influence of social media and networking online has had in the last year.
Past winners of the award were:
2006 - “Truthiness” (Steven Colbert)
2005 - “Integrity”
2004 - “Blog”
2003 - “Democracy”
You can see the full list of 2007 nominees here.
4 Responses to ““Facebook” Up For Word Of The Year”
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December 11th, 2007 at 8:54 am
Aw man, “douchebag” didn’t make the list. That would have been my pick
December 11th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
You know facebook has to be getting popular if even an old guy like me started using it.
I’m surprised myspace wasn’t in the running over the last 2 years. What the hell is truthiness?
December 12th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
w00t ended up winning the prize.. facebook came second.
December 12th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Jeremy not sure what truthiness means. I know Steven Colbert made it famous though. Thanks for the comments guys.