Meaning:

    “声” means sound, “誉” means fame, “经济” means economy. The term refers to the new online economy that makes online history more powerful than your credit history.

    Example:

    A: 上网留言时也要注意自己的言语哦，当心毁了自己的名誉。

    Shàngwǎng liúyán shí yě yào zhùyì zìjǐ de yányǔ ó, dāngxīn huǐle zìjǐ de míngyù.

    Hey, be careful about what you say online. You don’t want to ruin your reputation.

    B: 哦，我从来没想过这点，为什么呢？

    ó, wǒ cónglái méi xiǎngguò zhè diǎn, wèishénme ne?

    Oh? I’ve never thought about it. What do you mean?

    A: 现在很多人开始担心网络信用不好或者网络形象受损会给自己带来不必要的损失。

    Xiànzài hěnduō rén kāishǐ dānxīn wǎngluò xìnyòng bùhǎo huòzhě wǎngluò xíngxiàng shòusǔn huì gěi zìjǐ dàilái bÚbìyào de sǔnshī.

    Today, people worry that their bad online credit or damaged image might come back to haunt them.

    B: 所以说不良的网络行为或者语言也会造成经济损失咯？

    Suǒyǐ shuō bùliáng de wǎngluò xíngwéi huòzhě yǔyán yě huì zàochéng jīngjì sǔnshī lo？

    Do you mean that improper online behavior or bad words will cause economic loss?

    A: 对。这就是声誉经济。

    Duì. Zhè jiùshì shēngyùjīngjì.

    That’s right. It’s called the reputation economy.