Let's hear it for grumpy old men

At Social Media Week New York, jibber-jabber and gibberish

"The conference seemed to operate under the notion that a million buzzwords aren’t cool; you know what’s cool? A billion buzzwords. A jibber-jabber jamboree of buzzwords 2.0. Speakers made patently obvious statements (‘relevance matters’). Many spoke of their ‘community’ of users as if it were a portmanteau for commercial immunity. The word ‘connection’ was tossed around the way people use it at airports. A Wall Street Journal reporter moderating a panel described children as ‘brand legitimizers.’ Adam Brown, executive strategist for Salesforce, described the mission of social media as ‘purposeful edutainment.’ Tumblr’s Hasemen blankly implored listeners: ‘Make amazing things! Please, all of you!’"