New words for the term

Every week, the Macmillan dictionary team search the media to find out the newest and most interesting words being used in the English language. You can find their latest BuzzWord on the www.macmillandictionary.com website. Each term we'll feature two new BuzzWords. The words for this term are:

hacktivist (n):

A person who changes or manipulates information on the Internet in order to convey a political message. It's a combination of the words 'hack' (MED: to use a computer to connect to someone else's computer secretly and often illegally, so that you can find or change information on it.') and 'activist'. Click here to read more. 

thumbo (n): 

A typographical error made when using thumbs to type a text message. Click here to read more.