MoSoSo
n.— «These under-25s (the target market for early adoption of hot new gadgets) are using what many observers call the next big consumer technology shift: Mobile Social Networking Software, or Mososo. The sophisticated reach of cyber-social networks such as MySpace or Facebook, combined with the military precision of GPS, is putting enough power in these students’ pockets to run a small country.» —“Students’ new best friend: ‘MoSoSo’” by Gloria Goodale in Los Angeles Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Massachusetts) Jan. 19, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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