http://wordie.org/words/digistraction Comments for the word 'Digistraction' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/digistraction#comments oh yes. . . Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:58:00 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/digistraction#comments http://wordie.org/words/digistraction#comments digistraction is a <a href="/words/portmanteau">portmanteau</a> word coined by J. Lueders (from "digital" and "distraction"); it describes the capability of digital media, particularly the Internet, to draw someone’s attention away from something by making them look at something else, often a succession of other things, e.g. web sites. <br />http://www.jochenenglish.de/?p=595 <br />http://www.tulgeywood.de/?p=42 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:52:06 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/digistraction#comments