Net.Speak: The Internet Dictionary.If you're going to surf the Internet, make the most of your online correspondence by becoming proficient in Netspeak The vocabulary associated with the concepts, functions and features of the Internet.. Netspeak is the techno-babble bandied about in cyberspace. Net.Speak: the Internet Dictionary by Tom Fahey ($15 Hayden Books) offers readers a comprehensive look at Internet lingo. Here's a quick course in Netspeak and Netiquette (NETwork etIQUETTE) Proper manners when conferencing between two or more users on an online service or the Internet. Emily Post may not have told you to curtail your cussing via modem, but netiquette has been established to remind you that profanity is not in good form over the network. Using UPPER CASE TO MAKE A POINT all the time and interjecting emoticons throughout a message is also not good netiquette. See flame. to help take you from newbie The first-time user of computers or of a particular environment, such as Windows or Unix. The term is often used for newcomers to the Internet. to Net god A person who has been very knowledgeable about the Internet for a long time. It especially refers to people who were involved with the Internet in the 1970s and 1980s, long before it was widely known to the general public.. Any newbie, rookie on the Internet, should avoid becoming a spewer - one who believes everything he or she types is of interest to everyone. Spewers are sometimes guilty of spamming - spraying unsolicited messages to every newsgroup The Usenet Network Some newsgroups are moderated; some are not. They originate from many sources and are hosted on many systems, known collectively as the Usenet network. There are more than 100,000 newsgroups, and an ISP may select some or none of them to offer customers. It also decides how long postings remain online. If an ISP does not support newsgroups or does not retain postings very long, there are Usenet providers that do, such as Giganews (www.giganews.com). or e-mail address. A newsgroup is a collection of messages about a particular subject. You can access them on the Internet or through Usenet - a system linking thousands of bulletin boards. To find these newsgroups you may want to use a gopher - a menu - based search program to help you find what you want. Now that you know some terminology you'll want to brush up on your Netiquette - an informal set of rules on proper behavior on the Internet. If you post unsolicited advertising on a newsgroup, other users may respond by flaming you - sending a rash of angry messages. One who routinely sends out electronic insults is called flamer (jargon, person) flamer - (Or "pain in the net") One who habitually flames. Said especially of obnoxious Usenet personalities.. Don't let flamers frighten you into becoming a lurker lurker - lurking - one who reads messages but never posts anything. On the other hand, don't be a blatherer - someone who takes three screens to say something when three words would do. After you've found your way around the Internet, you'll want to get a grasp on acronyms. You should know that HTML stands for hypertext markup language, and it's the most widely used coding scheme to create web pages. If someone tells you a funny joke, you should respond by typing LOL LOL - Laugh Out Loud LOL - Life of Loan (banking) LOL - Lack of Love (game) LOL - Ladies of Lallybroch LOL - Land O' Lakes LOL - Land of Legends (Canandaigua Speedway, New York) LOL - Land of Lincoln LoL - Lands of Lore (game) LOL - Language of Literature LOL - Language of Love LOL - Last or Least LOL - Laughing On Line LOL - Lautes Online Lachen (German: Loud Online Laughter) LOL - Laws of Life LOL - Lawyers on Line - laughing out loud. If the joke was hysterical, type ROTFL - rolling on the floor laughing. Seek the answers to FAQs - frequently asked questions. But take care not to offend the TPTB - the powers that be. The better versed you become in Netspeak, the more your cyber pals will think you're a Net god - a long time and revered Internet user. So get with it, ASAP. |
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