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Metaverse And Altcoin Officially Added To The Dictionary: Could It Be A Bullish Signal?
Monday, September 12, 2022 - 3:16pm | 723A leading dictionary adds new words every year to accommodate new vocabulary and slang terms used on a regular basis. Two terms — metaverse and altcoins — added to the dictionary should attract attention from the cryptocurrency and Web3 sectors. What Happened: Merriam-Webster, which is...
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Fintech Focus For May 12, 2021
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 5:23pm | 1419Quote To Start The Day: “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” Source: Coco Chanel One Big Thing In Fintech: To sustain the growth of a successful fintech startup you need to very quickly define your growth strategy. Decide who the user is that you want to win...
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What's A Constitutional Crisis, And Are We Headed For One Over Trump's Travel Ban?
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - 2:44pm | 1022Legal experts are having a field day debating whether President Donald Trump has plunged the United States into a “Constitutional crisis,” a loaded term but a somewhat elusive concept. To many people, explaining the concept might as well be embodied by paraphrasing the late Supreme...
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"Tweet," "Crowdsourcing," "Bromance" and Other Words-of-the-Moment Come to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 1:13pm | 256I'm updating my copy of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Word 2003 as we speak. It's official: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has added “tweet,” “crowdsourcing,” “social media,” “m-commerce,” “bromance,” “cougar,” “fist pump,” and “helicopter parent” (my favorite) to its long list of real (and...