Produsage

If you're not familiar with the term Produsage is a combination of the words production and usage.  It is for people (like me and probably you) who use existing technologies to produce intellectual material. 
As I previously mentioned, I'm a produser.  I use blogger to create material on this blog.  I use Facebook to share articles, pictures, and comments.  I use discussion boards through my courses to share information.  I use other message boards around the web to share opinions and insight.

Produsage is a term that I would like to see become more commonplace in our society.  I'd much rather say, "I'm produsing my blog" than to have to tell someone, "I'm writting a blog entry for my blog."  It is so much quicker and more specific.  Since I believe Web 2.0 is here to stay, we might as well embrace it and build it into our vocabulary.

I also would like to see the term become more commonplace in the business arena.  People using it more legitimizes Web 2.0 in the office because it has a term and isn't just "playing around on the internet."  "Look at Bob, he's produsing" sounds like actual work, whereas "look at Bob, he's doing something with company blog" sounds like he needs something assigned to him.  I believe that legitimizing it creates value in our profession.