NetLingo: The Internet Dictionary [Paperback]

Erin Jansen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 17, 2006

NetLingo has thousands of definitions that explain the online world of business, technology, and communication, including text and chat acronyms and smileys. This reference book helps everyone from students, teachers, parents, and seniors, to gamers, designers, and techies, to bloggers, journalists, and industry professionals worldwide. NetLingo has been the leading Internet dictionary since 1994 helping millions of people each month understand this new jargon.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A comprehensive A-Z of every kind of Internet gibberish you are ever likely to encounter." -- Reader's Digest

"A comprehensive A-Z of every kind of Internet gibberish you are ever likely to encounter." -- Reader's Digest

"A living dictionary devoted to the often cryptic and comedic vocabulary of the Internet, which is evolving at record speed." -- PC Magazine

"Fast relief from confusing Internet jargon." -- The London Times

"NetLingo's guide to jargon, acronyms and silly smileys is super." -- People magazine

"NetLingo's guide to jargon, acronyms and silly smileys is super." -- People

"NetLingo's guide to jargon, acronyms and silly smileys is super." -- People magazine

"No acronym or phrase goes unexplained." -- Computer Currents

"Want to know the meaning of a word, this is the place to find out." -- Fortune magazine

From the Publisher

Since 1995 NetLingo has been "the semantics storehouse of cyberspace" and it has helped millions of people around the world learn the new lingo associated with the online world of business and communication. Featured in The New York Times, MSNBC, USA Today, Fortune Magazine, Reader's Digest, People Magazine, PC Magazine, MSNBC, and many others, NetLingo is a valuable reference guide for Web users, educators, and industry professionals.

NetLingo The Internet Dictionary is a good-looking book, sturdy and easy to flip through, affordably priced, and it covers a wide range of content that's certain to satisfy any online user.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Netlingo Inc.; 1st edition (August 17, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970639678
• ISBN-13: 978-0970639677
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,051,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Handy, Accessible Guide for Every Computer User, June 6, 2002

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Avid Surfer But Still Learning (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NetLingo: The Internet Dictionary (Paperback)

The Netlingo dictionary gives me an enormous assortment of Internet, computing, telecom, and networking terms for reference. The definitions are written in a laid-back, conversational tone. It's as readable and friendly as you can get in this technical area, but it doesn't get condescending or cutesy. I wind up reading the surrounding terms after I've looked something up. I've recommended it to my parents because any computer user will benefit from having the dictionary as he or she moves up the learning curve. Plus, the chat acronyms, smilies, and assicons are hilarious ;-)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The first NetLingo Review, May 10, 2002

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Brenton C. Lively - See all my reviews

This review is from: NetLingo: The Internet Dictionary (Paperback)

NetLingo has become a wonderful resource for me in understanding what my 'web guys' are talking about. I am somewhat computer saavy, but sometimes get my cookies confused with my bytes. It is nice to finally have a reference beside my 14 year old nephew. I'm getting a copy today for my home office.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have in Internet Industry!, June 17, 2002

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"aleksandra" (Nevada City, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NetLingo: The Internet Dictionary (Paperback)

This dictionary is fun and gorgeous! Great format: very light and ergonomic having over 500 pages of invaluable information! Clever design. Everyone in computer industry should have it on the desk, read it during lunch break, have it as a contemporary coffee-table book. You will learn something new even if you think you know all about it. It may open your eyes on terms you have used incorrectly. I am webdesigner with years of experience and I have always thought that "hacker" is a negative hero in the Internet jargon, but I was wrong according to Netlingo Dictionary... I believe that it's newest Net dictionary out there.