Cyberbole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /saɪˈbɜːbəli/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cyberbole is a noun meaning Exaggerated claims about what the internet and information technology will accomplish.
Meaning
Exaggerated claims about what the internet and information technology will accomplish.
Example Sentences
Regardless of whether one is wired or not, it is impossible to avoid the hype or cyberbole surrounding the Internet.
While some might claim that we can now declare the end of the 'cyberbole' (Woolgar, 2002), the aim of this collection is not to recap or evaluate these literatures and debates.
The first step toward finding a way out of this place begins when we take a flamethrower to Newt Gingrich cum Alvin Toffler style laissez-faire futurism, which entrusts our collective fate to the tender mercies of the marketplace, or New Age cyberbole that would have us pin our hopes to a millennial blastoff.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cyberhype, cyberoptimism, cyberism, cyberpessimism, cyberutopianism, cybermania.
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