5. X-fication (also called X-ization) is a pejorative term which describes
the transformation of something, usually society at large, to resemble
the X's trademark offerings. Sharon Zukin (1996) uses the former term
in her book "The Cultures of Cities", as do other social scientists
writing about urban transformation. The latter term was popularized
by Alan Bryman in a 2004 book, "The X-ization of Society". X-fication
of urban space is explored in Jeff Ferrell's "Tearing Down the Streets:
Adventures in Urban Anarchy".
The terms are generally used in a negative way, and they imply
homogenization of consumption, merchandising, and emotional labor.
They can be used more broadly to describe the processes of stripping
a real place or event of its original character and repackaging it in a
sanitized format. References to anything negative are removed, and
the facts are watered down with the intent of making the subject
more pleasant and easily grasped. In the case of places, this typically
means replacing what has grown organically over time with an
idealized and tourist-friendly veneer.
Identify the multi billion dollar company X.
7. “ For 3 years you YouTubers have been ripping us off, taking tens of
thousands of our videos and putting them on YouTube. Now the
tables are turned. It's time for us to take matters into our own
hands.
We know who you are, we know where you live and we could come
after you in ways too horrible to tell. But being the extraordinarily
nice chaps we are, we've figured a better way to get our own back:
We've launched our own _____ channel on YouTube.
No more of those crap quality videos you've been posting. We're
giving you the real thing - HQ videos delivered straight from our
vault.
What's more, we're taking our most viewed clips and uploading
brand new HQ versions. And what's even more, we're letting you
see absolutely everything for free. So there!
But we want something in return.
None of your driveling, mindless comments. Instead, we want you to
click on the links, buy our movies & TV shows and soften our pain
and disgust at being ripped off all these years. “
12. Words in Indian languages adopted in Oxford
Dictionary.
– Jodhpurs (Rajasthani) – long riding breeches.
– Chit (Marathi) – a note or letter.
– Bungalow (Bengali) – a small house.
14. "Internet meme" refers to a catchphrase or
concept that spreads rapidly from person to
person via the Internet, largely through
Internet based email, blogs, forums, social
networking sites and instant messaging.
15. According to a recent ____________study, in 1987 half of
all users of this brand were under age 35. Now, only 15%
are under 35, and as of 2005, the median age had risen to
46.7.
In 1987, the median household income of this brand user
was $38,000. By 1997, the median household income for
those riders had more than doubled, to $83,000.
This brand attracts a loyal brand community, with licensing
of the its logo accounting for almost 5% of the company's
net revenue. It supplies to American police forces too.
Identify the brand.
16.
17. Mike Muuss wrote the program in December
1983, as a tool to troubleshoot problems in an IP
network. He named it after the pulses of sound
made by a sonar, since its operation is
analogous to active sonar in submarines, in
which an operator issues a pulse of sound
toward the target, which then bounces from
the target and is received by the operator.
How do we know the sound on internet?
18. Ping is a computer network administration
utility used to test whether a particular host is
reachable across an Internet Protocol (IP)
network and to measure the round-trip
time for packets sent from the local host to a
destination computer, including the local
host's own interfaces...
or
simply log on to ur gtalk a/c !!
32. "My strip is about private realities,
the magic of imagination, and the specialness
of certain friendships. Who would believe in the
innocence of a little kid and his _____
if they cashed in on their popularity to sell
overpriced knickknacks that nobody needs?"
