Instant messaging has quickly become one of the most popular past times for kids (and adults) of all ages. These days kids look forward to the time when they get home from school and can go send instant messages (IMs) …[Continue]
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An Essential IM Acronym Guide For Parents
As a parent, you want to know what your child is involved in. And nowadays, that includes all sorts of online activities, like instant messaging and MySpace. Instant messaging has quickly become a very important activity for kids of this …[Continue]
Parents’ Glossary Of Instant Messaging Acronyms
Why is it important that I know certain IM acronyms? Well, the Internet, for all its wonders, is becoming an increasingly dangerous place. Kids spend a huge amount of time there. Kids talk to kids, their friends, complete strangers, sometimes …[Continue]
Need To Know: IM Acronyms Your Child Is Using
IM acronyms are a sort of shorthand that people use in instant messaging, whether it be via their cell phone, chat room, or whatever. It’s a way of saying something fast, in what amounts to be a coded language. The …[Continue]
Why You Should Know Instant Message Acronyms
Young people these days can stay in almost constant communication with each other. Let me use an example from a dinner I attended recently. A family I’m friends with had just gotten together for dinner after months of separation. The …[Continue]