Word: binging
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...told her he's going to be the new President b) She accidentally ran into him at the Texas capitol c) He asked to be the bing rabearer d) She never knew a wax figure could look so real...
...Bing-bong-bong-bing! It began with countless computer kids tapping out chiming instant messages to their pals. Now, in a classic case of adults playing techno-catch-up, America's workforce is fast discovering the benefits of instant messaging too. An estimated 20 million employees, representing half of all big U.S. companies, routinely fire off pop-up missives in lieu of cumbersome conference calls or e-mail--which now seems as plodding as a telegram. "This is no longer about teenagers and chat," says John Patrick, vice president for Internet technology at IBM, whose Lotus Development unit produces Sametime...
...complicated, what astounds is how a movie which initially has potential for so much comedic depth ends up being only as deep and enjoyable as your run-of-the-mill Hugh Grant flick. Perry plays the nervous neighbor to perfection, but too often resorts to the antics of Chandler Bing on "Friends," and he is unwholly suited for the heroic turn he makes later in the movie. Bruce Willis plays the glamorous hitman a little too glamorously, and his comedic style appears to be to speak as little as possible while still looking glib and threatening. Having appeared...
Several writers played with the idea of what life online and off-line would look like. TIME contributor Robert Wright explains why we will never log off again, while FORTUNE columnist Stanley Bing does a hilarious send-up of what will happen to today's couch potatoes. (Hint: think mashed.) David Gelernter, professor of computer science at Yale, argues that despite the way our lives are being turned into data streams, we will have as much privacy as we need. Novelist Mark Leyner predicts, tongue slightly in cheek, that no longer will we have to go to sporting events...
...Stanley Bing's most recent book is What Would Machiavelli...