Are You An Infovore?
Truth be told many reading this post must have come across the username @infovore once or twice on steemit, have you stopped long enough to know what it means? I know I have not, I always assume most usernames here are just made up for the fun of it or only mean something to the owner.
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Not until today when I came across an article online where someone was described as an infovore.
First thing that came to mind was that is the username of a popular steemian :)
What is an infovore?
A person who craves information and constantly accesses it on digital devices.
This was a definition from Macquarie Dictionary for the year 2013. The Macquarie Dictionary Online is updated annually, making it the most up-to-date Australian dictionary and thesaurus available.
Each year the Macquarie Dictionary names shortlist the Word of the Year. This is a word that had contributed the language. In 2013 the word infovore was declared by the committee the winner. The committee is made up of academics and wordsmiths who chooses the best new words of the year.
The 2015 word of the year winner is captain's call.
noun a decision made by a political or business leader without consultation with colleagues.
This is a first! The people and the Committee have agreed that captain’s call is the Word of the Year. Clearly, this term has resonated with Australians, possibly because it touches on two of our national passions – cricket and politics – and so has been nominated as the most valuable contribution to Australian English in 2015. –SUSAN BUTLER, THE EDITOR
You could check previous years words and current one on their website here: https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/resources/view/word/of/the/year/
The Anatomy of the word
The word results as a result of blending of two words, "info" with a part of another word "vore."
Info is from information while vore is from the Latin vorare (“to devour”). That literally translates to devour information. Pretty cool if you ask me.
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Blends or portmanteaus are often playful and ephemeral. For instance, brunch (a blend of breakfast and lunch) emerged in the early 20th century to refer facetiously to the meal eaten by those too lazy to wake up in time for breakfast.
Further reading sources:1,2,3.
Thank you steemit and all the infovores here for making us learn new things daily.
Have a wonderful week.
Hi @greenrun! This post of yours is quite an interesting one. We are in the digital age where information is king. Application of such information will always make one to many steps ahead and somewhat proactive. Whoever is not an infovore, going by the definition
in this time and age, will lose out of many good opportunities. As much as we can, we should become infovores. Thank you for sharing this information with us. Keep steeming!
@maryfavour for @redfishpillar project.
Turns out we all have an infovore in all of us :)
Thank you for dropping by, I appreciate it a lot.
Yes, @greenrun. Most of us are infovores, but definitely not all of us.
Yeah, but I'd risk saying everyone on steemit is an infovore of sorts. An honorary infovore :)
Yes, I am an infovore and I believe many people in today's world are one too.
I discovered the word last year and it has literally changed my perspective on how to deal with information overconsumption. I remember writing a mini Steemit series on the topic last year.
Nice post and thanks for summoning me btw ;)
You are such a wonderful Man, how i wish i could have the previlege to connect with you, Thank you @infovore
Thanks a lot for coming to clarify that, your username made me to really check what it means, from now on I would be paying closer attention to usernames for it may just mean something. I missed the series you wrote about it, newbie me :)
I've been closely observing your posts since the last month. Taking it bits at a time. I've been motivated and spurred by your works to rise above the ordinary.
Yes, I'm an infovore.
How do I get you to notice my blog because I feel I've finally written something worldclass
Infovore was derived from Yoruba word Olofofo . Thank me later my brother 😂 😂 😂
Na me you dey yab like that. Make I nak sledge hammer on top your comment now. Gbegborun! 🤣
@fingalenz is not a serious guy, I'm still waiting for him to define how he came about the name. Hehehehe
You actually fall my hands my brother. You suppose don hint me that diariz someone with that Olofofo handle sorry @infovore 😂 , you now lemme jam talk.
I no follow o 🙂
I will, only if I could see how it's derived 😁
Na me you dey yab like that. Make I nak sledge hammer on top your comment now. Gbegborun! 🤣
I no kuku know sey you dey here. Abeg no vex 😂 😂
Hahaha thanks. I left you a tiny vote here. I got to your untalented entry late
Hahaha, this is the funniest comment, i have read here today. lol
Hello @greenrun
We all have that Infovore Spirit inside us all. It just depends on the kind and quality of the Information that we choose to consume.
I believe that one of the most Important things in Life is Information and it is one of the things that can put you on the fast lane to accomplish whatever you set out to do in Life.
I am a proud Infovore who have a great view of the world, Probably because I study Maps, but I know what is required of me in times like this and I owe that to the level of Information I have exposed myself to.
Thanks for this awesome writeup, it was refreshing.
You number one Infovoristic Fan
@ogochukwu
Studying maps is a nice hobby, getting to know our world. Guess you are a great fan of geography. That's good to know you are a true infovore. Keep steeming. Thanks for the insightful comment.
When I often say you move like a spirit. I wonder how so fast you could have found out about the when in fact I was researching on it. Lol..
I've closed my research. Now I understand what infovore mean.
Thanks for sharing.
Also Thanks for your support towards my victory in spotlight's contest.
You are most welcome, you and other other contestants are both my people. It's always hard voting one over another. Keep steeming bro.
Oh my goodness, finally I term for what I am too! Haha.
Welcome to the world of people who know loads of stuffs :)
Oh the welcome is too late. haha. Thanks!
Welcome anyways :)
Better late than never.
Even from the name info (information) that is the only thing I know about the name... thanks for the well detailed explanation. Kudos @greenrun.
Me too, till today. I guess we learn new things everyday. Hope you good.
I must say i thought that it was the ingenuity of the man behind the steem that brought the name.
It is a well thought out name and choice too.
Thanks @greenrun, always curing ignorance since time immemorial.
Cure? I'm no where near that. Hehehe. We just learning together.
Hehehe. We know .
An Infovoretic post you have here too.
I am glad to know what infovore means.
Hello there,
@greenrun
Lol. You got word. Keep steeming.
Now you know! :)
Oh yeah! 🙂