Shout Out
Original: A public expression of thanks or gratitude. See also Big ups
Adaptation: "A method to alert the general populace to a person's birthday".
There were numerous ways to 'shout out' a birthday, including:
- Broadcasting it on the internet via interactive 'Shout Out' banners
- Billboard shout outs at ball games
- The Baskin Shout Out Birthday Channel on dTV - An entire channel dedicated to birthday shout outs. This channel was the proved to be the crucible for one of the most viewed viral clips to ever be featured on YahGooTube - the meltdown shout out incident (need to make up an incident here). Constant re-runs on the holo-net of "I love the 00s" have entered this clip - and the birthday boy - into the annals of history.
- TV Ticker shoutouts during Saturday morning cartoons