Let’s have a little fun and provide some FYI at the same time. We live in a society that is saturated with acronyms and colloquialisms. For example we all have heard of the American branches and businesses such as the FBI, the CIA, or the NFL, the MLB, the NBA, or dare I say the IRS.

Well the Internet is no stranger to using acronyms and “stenographer” like cryptic talk. As an Internet user it is important and a benefit for you to learn what some of these acronyms mean. Let’s check some out.

Let me emphasize up front that there are many, many more examples than the ones we are going to consider. For practical purposes I picked at a few of the main ones. It is also worthy of mention that these acronyms are universally accepted across the Internet. (in English.)

First let’s consider a few that apply to Internet use in general.

ISP: Internet Service Provider. If your using the Internet than you have a service provider.

ASP: Application Service Provider. A company that offers access to software and related services for a network or Internet

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions. A very useful tool to offer would be on -line customers and subscribers

DMS: Document Management System. Allows easy management of blogs and content related sites.

CMS: Content Management System. Also useful in article writing and other publishing related applications.

HTML: Hypertext Markup Language. Useful in text writing and layout.

FTP: File Transfer Protocol. Practical application in moving files and info to connect or assign to other sites.

IM: Instant Messaging. Very popular in a number of settings by way of a number of providers.

RSS: Really Simple Syndication. Helps alert others of your web activity without them having to look for it or be on your site.

CPC: Cost Per Click. A method of determining compensation in affiliate marketing.

PFP: Pay For Performance. Relates also to on line advertising and compensation.

PPA: Pay Per Action. Also a commission’s based payment method.

SEO: Search Engine Optimization. A marketing approach to maximize the occurrence of your web page appearing on search engine result pages.

KPI: Key Performance Indicators. This is a term to describe tracking marketing success factors.

Not to be overlooked is the unprecedented use of text communication. Whether it is over our cell phones or on line messaging it is enormous. And it too has churned out a language of its own; although it is not just an acronym based language. It has plenty of acronyms and a cryptic style mixed together.

“R U coming over 2nite?”

“AAF(As A matter of Fact), yes.”

“OMG (Oh My God) that’s awesome.

CUL(See You Later).”

More examples.

?4U: Question For You.

B2W: Back to Work.

BF: Best Friend (BFF: Best Friend Forever)

BRB: Be Righ Back

LMBO: Laughing My Butt Off

LOL: Laugh Out Loud

XME: Excuse Me

WUP: What’s Up

WRU@: Where Are You At

TTUL: Talk To You Later

NOYB: None Of Your Business

MYOB: Mind Your Own Business

YABA: Yet another bloody acronym

And believe me this is just a fraction of the slang, abbreviations, and acronyms used in digital messaging. Amazingly enough, as you use these “terms” more often you can become quite adept and familiar with these colloquialisms. Frankly it can be a lot of fun.

New to the Internet world? Then you better get ready to learn a new language. Just remember to go back to speaking correctly when you are in the real world.

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