netroots

A play on the term grassroots, "netroots" refers to political parties using blogs to connect with the people. It is used in a couple of different ways, for example:

  • "The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee were praised for reading blogs and being ready to work with the netroots."
  • "You can hear the netroots screaming."

See also : hacktivist  
NetLingo Classification: Online Jargon

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