Hello, Talia,

RE: "The quantity guy threatened to sue a bunch of us (a lot happened there)" -- that sounds out of hand! I bet there is an interesting backstory.

RE: "misuse of buzz words is an equal crime" -- once something has become a buzzword, the term has lost any real meaning that it might have had. The more significant issue is when companies take a term that has real meaning and significance, and incorporates that work into its marketing buzz in a way that twists the meaning of the term beyond recognition.

As one of many examples, look at the way the term "Open" has been stripped of its original meaning through inclusion in countless "Web 2.0" marketing campaigns. If you read the marketing materials, Blackboard is Open.

But with that said, I appreciate your participation in and contributions to the conversation, both here, on Twitter, and in other places. And as always, a hearty "Thank you" to our host, Harold, who wrote the post and started things off.

Cheers,

Bill