The central word in the web revolution turns out to be an old one—content. (Our battered old Oxford English Dictionary says it’s derived from the Latin word “contentum,” which must go back a few thousand years. It was early in the 16th century when the word was first used in English to mean something similar to what we’re getting at today—something written down.)

Everybody is throwing around the word content these days, but I get the feeling there is no general agreement about what it means. So let’s all get together and define the term.

I’ll hazard a beginning:

Content is the symbolic representation of emotions, information and experiences, which is, itself, presented as an involving experience.

Suggestions? Amendments? Please wade in. The only rule is that your definition must be suitable as a tweet — 140 characters or less. (Mine is 119.)