[ Thanks to James Maguire for
this link. ]
“2) Friend
When two users agree to grant each other access to their Facebook
profiles, it’s called Friending, and the people are called
“Friends.”“But the word is wishful thinking. Sure, some of the people on
my Friends list are friends. But many I don’t know at all. Others
are relatives, business associates and people with whom I have
other relationships.“”Connections” would be more honest.
“4) Beta
“To label something “beta” is to hang the equivalent of an
“under construction” sign. The idea is that a “beta” product should
be judged by a more lenient set of criteria than a “shipping”
product. Normally, “beta” products are distributed free in exchange
for constructive feedback that enables product improvement before
the company starts making money on it. The “beta” stops before the
income starts.“Somehow, Google got the wacky idea that it could start calling
free online services “beta,” and never stop.”