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| avatar | A two- or three-dimensional icon that represents a computer user or a gamer. |
| blog | from the term "weblog," is a type of website usually updated by an individual or a group of bloggers. |
| flaming | Is the act of saying mean things online, usually in ALL CAPS, and often in a public forum with the intention to humiliate. |
| MMOG (massively multiplayer online game) | Is usually an online virtual world that multiple players navigate and play in together. |
| P2P or Peer-to-Peer | A network that allows for sharing of mp3s, videos, and other digital files by transferring information directly between two computers rather than by going through a central server. |
| phishing | The illegal act of sending emails or messages that appear to come from authentic sources, but really come from spammers. |
| podcast | A downloadable video or audio file. Podcasts can be verbal, based on a certain topic, or can include music, video, and commentary. |
| SMS or text message | A short message of fewer than 160 characters sent from a cell phone. |
| social network site | A website such as Facebook.com or MySpace.com that connects communities of people and allows them to share information. Anyone who is over the age of 13 can create an account. |
| tag | A short label that can be attached like a caption to a blog post, a photograph, or other content. |
| Twitter | A social networking and microblogging service. Twitter users can post tweets, or 140-character messages, to be delivered to and read by the author's subscribers, who are known as followers. |
| wiki | A collaborative website that can be edited by anyone with access to it. |
