Netroots. (n. or adj.) Instead of grassroots politics, the new term is netroots politics. The word refers to political parties using blogs or Web sites to connect with the people. As in: “The campaign of Mike Huckabee worked hard with the netroots, but never got enough steam to carry on”/Tom Sowa, TXT.

SR Blog roundup:
*Boise's Lincoln statue likely oldest in West/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
*More wet dog fur/Thuy Nguyen, Daily Briefing
*Spread the wealth/Doug Floyd, SR
*Wednesday's quickie political briefing/Jim Camden, Spin Control 2.0
*Doug Clark plays the "Gypsy Curse"/Thuy Nguyen, Video Journal

Question: What is your favorite Web slang word?

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