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Acronyms (and abbreviated text shortcuts)
What they are and what they are used for

Blog and Diary Web sites
About Blog Sites, Profile Sites, Diary Sites or Social-Networking Sites

Browsers
How Web browsers and their various features work

Cyberdating
How to have fun but stay safe

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What spam is and what you can do about it

Emoticons
What they are and what they are used for

The Internet
About the Internet, the World Wide Web and getting online

Viruses, worms and Trojans
Protecting yourself from malicious programs

Hoaxes, rumors and urban legends
How to tell the difference between a hoax and reality.

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Emoticons

What they are and what they are used for

:D (the emoticon signifying the user is laughing)Emoticons (emotion + icon)are a way for Internet users to express the emotion behind a word , phase or sentence

Emoticons are so popular that they have evolved into graphics, including animated graphics, and can be included in e-mail, chat, web pages, bulletin boards etc.

Emoticon Identifier

Here are a few common emoticons. If the one you are looking for isn't there, try our emoticon identifier!

;) Winking
:*(
Crying
:P
Poking out tongue

Of course, you may have found one we don't have! If it's not here then - we'll find out what it is, let you know and add it to our list!

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