Slashdotter

English Etymology From en Slashdot er. Noun en Internet A user of the social news website Slashdot. en Forbes 2000 286 On the popular hacker hangout Slashdot.com, wags stoke rumors that a “major software company” will soon offer free software—embedded with advertising. “Sounds like a nightmare waiting to be rebelled against,” says one poster, “NatePuri.” Fellow Slashdotter “el_flynn” doesn’t mind, “as long as there is an option to disable it.” en Darren Sean Wershler-Henry; w:Mark Surman Commonspace: Beyond Virtual Community 2001 257 0-13-089361-7 unlike the iVillage audience, Slashdotters usually respect serious questions. en Sabrina Gabl; Verena E. Wieser; Andrea Hemetsberger Public Brand Auditing: A Pathway to Brand Accountability Nil Özçağlar-Toulouse; Diego Rinallo; Russell W. Belk Consumer Culture Theory Research in Consumer Behavior volume 18 w:Emerald Group Publishing 2017 part II (Revolutionizing the Market: Consumer Activism and Sustainability) 158 According to one Slashdotter, Google solves all kinds of problems for society and provides most of its services for free, which prompts users to overlook Google’s infringements of privacy in order to target their ads and keeps them from hating Google.