Internet Jargon
conference
FirstClass's term for an electronic forum on one or more topics. Conferences may be "closed" (accessible only to certain individuals) or "open" (accessible to the community)
to flame
to send or post a personally rude or insulting message
to lurk
to read messages in a conference but not to participate in the discussion publicly
to spam
to post the same message to multiple conferences or to post advertisements
blog
a website on which an individual regularly posts brief articles, often on a specific topic. Short for "weblog."
wiki
software for a type of website that organizes information, articles, and comments on specific topics. A well-known example: Wikipedia.
URL
Uniform Resource Locator is the address of an Internet file. Pronounced "you-are-el", not "erl."
Abbreviations
BRB = be right back
BTW = by the way
F2F = face to face
IDK = I don't know
IMHO = in my humble opinion
IMO = in my opinion
J/K or J'K = just kidding
LOL = laugh out loud/lots of laughs
NM or N/M = never mind (or occasionally, not much)
NP or N/P = no problem
OBO = or best offer
OIC = oh I see
RL = real life
ROFL = rolling on floor laughing
TTYL = talk to you later
TTFN = ta-ta for now