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dooce Last modified: Friday, May 02, 2008
(v.) To lose ones job (fired) because of something you have publicly posted in a blog. The most common usage of the word is dooced (eg. she was dooced). The word dooced was coined in 2002 by Heather Armstrong, a Los Angeles Web designer who lost her job after writing about work colleagues in her personal blog, dooce.com.
Macmillan English Dictionary: Word of the Week Archive If you've had a particularly bad day at work and you're about to vent your frustrations by posting them on your blog (online diary), then after reading this article you might want to think again. If you write something in your blog that can be perceived as incriminating, you may unwittingly expose yourself to the possibility of being dooced! Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" Section Use this Webopedia knowledge section for an in-depth overview of specific technologies and occurrences in the areas of Computer Science, The Internet, and Computer Hardware and Software.	Related Categories Business Computing Slang Web 2.0 Related Terms blog blogger Web 2.0 dooce Products : Top Store Offers: Amazon  16.32Pages: 272, Hardcover, Simon Spotlight Entertainment Buy.com  14.25An irreverent and captivating memoir about the unexpected joys and glaring indignities of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood - from the beloved cre... Target  24.00The Creator Of Dooce.com Presents An Irreverent Parenting Memoir That Explores The Joys And Pitfalls Of Pregnancy And Childbirth, In An Account That I... Compare all matches: 1 Store Offers