March 25, 2010

How about this: Getting disconnected

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My best friend was on a conference call today where she heard of a new malady facing the human race: disconnect anxiety . I knew immedia...
March 17, 2010

Tasty Tech Tidbits: South American Style

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I just returned from vacation in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Peru, and along the way I enjoyed learning a little about the tech industry ...
March 16, 2010

One of my favorite terms is silver surfer...

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...and " silver surfer " is the NetLingo Jargon Word of the Day today ;-) A silver surfer is an adult, generally 50 years of age o...
March 8, 2010

Just another day in the life of Web head

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I was catching a little junk sleep in the cube farm this morning when I woke up and suspected that a carnivore had attacked my inbox . I ...
March 1, 2010

Lifestreaming: The New Over Flow of Info

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Trying to stay on top of technology is no easy task. Fortunately it is one that I love. Especially when I get to learn about new and intrigu...
February 22, 2010

Can You Really Get "Addicted" to the Web?

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Apparently yes, you really can get "addicted" to the Web. And despite the many jokes about it, Web addiction is becoming more seri...
February 15, 2010

The iPad: Will it change your life?

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Fans of Apple's new iPad are predicting it will have a revoltuionary impact, changing the way people consume books, newspapers, and maga...
February 13, 2010

Can Facebook Affect Your Credit?

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It's become common practice for marketers to glean information from social networking sites. Now, like many campus admission boards and ...
February 6, 2010

Internet Terms for Word Lovers Worldwide

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Before he passed away, William Safire asked me to compile a list of new Internet terms that were both clever and relevant. Even though he re...
January 31, 2010

Tasty Tidbits on the Tech Front

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Will you take me so I can text? The traditional quest to get a driver's license at 16 is on the wane, as a generation hooked on texting,...
January 27, 2010

I'll Say It Again: Big Brother Really is Watching You

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"How do you feel about the federal government's spying on everything you do online, every call you make, every trip you take?"...
January 20, 2010

New: TXT MSGing Helps Develop Spelling

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This just in: Text messaging is found to help develop rather than damage spelling. A new study reported by the BBC found that children who r...
January 19, 2010

Hi from Silicon Valley, time for a little laugh!

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It's a new year, you got a new job, and you're moving to a new city? It's all part of the American experience. If you haven'...
January 11, 2010

It's the Largest List of Text & Chat Acronyms

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Now in print! It's outrageous, it's fun, it's a great gift. Our new book " NetLingo: The List " is both a handy deskto...
January 1, 2010

OMG, that is so last century...

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Do you remember the days when a family would sit together and chat as they ate breakfast? How about the time when adults would read the news...
December 30, 2009

NetLingo Top 10 Internet Words of 2009

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NetLingo.com announces the Top 10 Internet Words of 2009! Listed in alphabetical order and chosen for their popularity, here are the Top 10 ...
December 7, 2009

Erin named Top 25 Women in Tech to Watch

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Erin Jansen, founder of NetLingo.com, has been named to the first annual AlwaysOn "Top 25 Women in Tech to Watch" List. This year...
December 3, 2009

I had an affair with Tiger Woods

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That's the punchline my girlfriend is using these days, she even wants to get t-shirts made. But despite all of the viral jokes about Ti...
December 1, 2009

It's Outrageous, it's Fun, it's a Great Gift!

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The new NetLingo book is a handy guide of every text abbreviation and chat acronym you'll ever need to know! Just in time for the holida...
November 25, 2009

Tasty Tidbits from the Tech Front

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Reduce your carbon footprint with the best holiday gift I've seen! Consumers obsessed with the "need to upgrade " are floodin...