Definitions
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- noun buzzword A person in
postindustrial society who combines theeconomic roles ofproducer andconsumer . - adjective marketing Targeted at serious, enthusiastic consumers, incorporating professional features but often modified for non-professional use.
- adjective marketing
high-end - noun A serious, enthusiastic consumer: not professional (earning money), but of similar interest and skills to a (generally lower level) professional, or aspiring to such. The target market of prosumer equipment.
Etymologies
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Examples
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While not fully intended to be a replacement for AVID Studio on desktop PCs, All Things D says that it is classified as a prosumer app and that the company wants it to complement its desktop counterpart.
Gizmodo Adrian Covert 2012
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Recently, the concept of a "prosumer" - a professional consumer-has emerged in the world of mobile phones.
Ferris Research » Blog dferris 2010
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Alvin Toffler coined prosumer in his classic 1980 treatise The Third Wave.
Buzzword: Prosumer 2007
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Alvin Toffler coined prosumer in his classic 1980 treatise The Third Wave.
Buzzword: Prosumer 2007
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He said a special concern was so-called prosumer cellphones, targeted at upscale consumers but powerful enough to threaten the BlackBerry's leadership in the corporate world.
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That's why we use the word prosumer, it's much closer to business-to-business, "she added. full year profits had fallen by 61 per cent, attributed to poor performance in the US.
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That's why we use the word prosumer, it's much closer to business-to-business, "she added. full year profits had fallen by 61 per cent, attributed to poor performance in the US.
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The £199 download has consistently proved to be one of the best selling items on the App store, suggesting that Apple was expanding Final Cut's audience to include some consumer and so-called "prosumer" customers.
BBC News - Home 2011
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A prosumer is a non-professional who nonetheless uses their phone for work purposes.
Infoworld News 2009
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A prosumer is a non-professional who nonetheless uses their phone for work purposes.
Infoworld News 2009
ecbrenner commented on the word prosumer
"n. 1. A consumer who is an amateur in a particular field, but who is knowledgeable enough to require equipment that has some professional features ("professional" + "consumer"). 2. A person who helps to design or customize the products they purchase ("producer" + "consumer"). 3. A person who creates goods for their own use and also possibly to sell ("producing" + "consumer"). 4. A person who takes steps to correct difficulties with consumer companies or markets and to anticipate future problems ("proactive" + "consumer")." --Word Spy
April 26, 2010