blast n. “Voice blast,” or blast voice mail, has become the favored technology among research analysts in the past two years because it allows them to send recorded messages about company earnings or undervalued stocks—simultaneously—to an unlimited number of people. [EnglishAdvertising] [full cite] (Feb. 7, 2006)
blast n. The company is paying et al Associates, an e-mail marketing company based in Allen, Texas, $7,500 for a 90-day spam blast that will deliver 10 million e-mails to people who have opted to receive information about health and nutrition products. [EnglishAdvertising] [full cite] (Feb. 7, 2006)
blast n. Statistics, such as those from Forrester Research, Jupiter and other firms, show us that traditional “segment, batch and blast” e-mail is not a plausible long-term strategy for building more profitable customer relationships. [EnglishAdvertisingJargon] [full cite] (Feb. 7, 2006)
blast n. How do you regulate a medium that is so fluid and so time critical? We cannot have the NASD take four days to approve a blast e-mail to all shareholders if the market expectation is “Yesterday I wanted it. Today is too late!” [EnglishAdvertising] [full cite] (Feb. 7, 2006)
blast n. The “blast” services disrupted that process, much like “a whole bunch of people coming up and interrupting a conversation,” he said.…McKinney cited AIMS Computer Systems of Knoxville as a key example of a “blast” setup. The Web site on Monday had posted a note saying more than 200,000 e-mails had been sent to legislators and the state income tax proposal appears dead. [EnglishAdvertisingTechnology] [full cite] (Feb. 7, 2006)
blast n. He said the traditional way of reaching a young crowd through TV spots was not nearly as cost-effective as the blast of billboards. [EnglishAdvertisingJargon] [full cite] (Feb. 7, 2006)
blast n. Suppliers can send a blast e-message to clients and prospects inviting them to their Web site to check out a renovation, feature or personnel change, or to fill out a form to qualify for a fam trip. [EnglishAdvertisingTechnologyJargon] [full cite] (Feb. 7, 2006)
blat n. Alena Ledeneva, a University College London professor, will discuss how informal contacts and networks—which she dubs “blat”—have influence over society in post-Soviet Russia. [Russian] [full cite] (Jan. 26, 2006)
blause n. I’m on “Blog-Pause.” Hence, “Blause.” It probably won’t be an absolute blause, but I won’t dedicate much time to it. I’ve got (interim) finals coming up over the next couple of weeks, and I’ve got to keep focused on my subjects until I’m done. [EnglishTechnology] [full cite] (Dec. 13, 2004)
blaze n. Although many people do smoke pot to just feel good, the responsible use of marijuana can actually improve your idea formulating capabilities. In fact, Most of my friends who were also in the class and I would get together, blaze a few J’s and discuss what we were learning. [EnglishDrugs] [full cite] (Sep. 24, 2004)