Snowclone is the new cliche
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Popular examples of cliches include "I'm not an an X, but i play one on TV" which came from a 1986 ad where an actor said "I'm not a doctor, but i play one on TV". Other cliches include "X is the new Y", "X and Y and Z, oh my!" and "I'm in ur X, Y-ing ur Z" where X, Y, and Z could represent a number of different things depending on the message.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2008
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Folk wisdom
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Web geeks wanted to develop a classification scheme that would cover the entire Web including images and blogs. Folksonomy, a specific classification scheme that web users invent as they surf to categorize the data they find online. Features of folksonomy are given.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2006
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Mobs R Us
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A 'flash mob' is a group of people who gather in a predetermined location, perform some brief action, and then quickly disperse. Flash mob-related terminology is discussed.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2003
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