lazyweb

Definitions

1. The Internet, personified as a being that will answer the questions of those who are too lazy to do their own research.
   Internet, humorous, informal
2. Alternative letter-case form of lazyweb.
   alt-of

Examples

“Victor proves the first rule⟳ of the lazy-web ("if you wait⟳ long enough, someone will write⟳/build⟳/design⟳ what you were thinking about")[…]”

“Some might want⟳ a little widget for their weblog that does something cool. Talk⟳ about it online for a bit—through the magical power of the LazyWeb—and they may well get⟳ it.”

“If the phrase doesn't exist⟳, you can offer⟳ a definition, or it asks the ‘lazyweb’ for one by tweeting it.”

“The lazyweb hashtag is rarely used anymore—it peaked in 2008 and has been declining with increasing rapidity over time—but people still turn⟳ to Twitter when they want⟳ to outsource a question⟳.”

“For instance, a lazyweb request⟳ on Twitter is likely to be successful if the requester has either responded previously to such requests […].”

“Some might want⟳ a little widget for their weblog that does something cool. Talk⟳ about it online for a bit—through the magical power of the LazyWeb—and they may well get⟳ it.”

“There was another point⟳ of danah’s I wanted to respond⟳ to, but yesterday’s post⟳ had gotten quite long enough, and in any case, I had a slightly different take⟳ in mind⟳ for this, including a LazyWeb request⟳ at the end⟳, relating to this image:[…] It's damn slow, and should in any case be either a bookmarklet (O LazyWeb, hear⟳ my plea…) […]”

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