It’s Social Media Day, in fact, you’re probably reading this on Social media!!! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat are the most popular and it has changed the way we communicate profoundly.
The first recognizable social media site was created in 1997. Six Degrees enabled users to upload a profile and become friends with the other users. By 1999, we had our first popular blogging site and in 2005 YouTube created a brand-new way for people to communicate and share video content.
Today there are thousands of social media sites to choose from and many can even be linked to one another. Memes are ubiquitous as is text lingo. BTW do u kno any of these?
2moro – Tomorrow
2nite – Tonight
BRB – Be Right Back
BTW – By The Way -or- Bring The Wheelchair
B4N – Bye For Now
BCNU – Be Seeing You
BFF – Best Friends Forever -or- Best Friend’s Funeral
CYA – Cover Your Ass -or- See Ya
DBEYR – Don’t Believe Everything You Read
DILLIGAS – Do I Look Like I Give A Sh**
FUD – Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
FWIW – For What It’s Worth -or- Forgot Where I Was
GR8 – Great
ILY – I Love You
IMHO – In My Humble Opinion
IRL – In Real Life
ISO – In Search Of
JK – Just Kidding
L8R – Later
LMAO – Laughing My Ass Off
LOL – Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots Of Love -or- Living On Lipitor
LYLAS – Love You Like A Sister
MHOTY – My Hat’s Off To You
NIMBY – Not In My Back Yard
NP – No Problem -or- Nosy Parents
NUB – New person to a site or game
OIC – Oh, I See
OMG – Oh My God
OT – Off Topic
POV – Point Of View
RBTL – Read Between The Lines
ROTFLMAO – Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
RT – Real Time -or- ReTweet
THX or TX or THKS – Thanks
SH – Sh** Happens
SITD – Still In The Dark
SOL – Sh** Out of Luck -or- Sooner Or Later
STBY – Sucks To Be You
SWAK – Sealed (or Sent) With A Kiss
TBH- To Be Honest
TFH – Thread From Hell
RTM or RTFM – Read The Manual -or- Read The F***ing Manual
TLC – Tender Loving Care
TMI – Too Much Information
TTYL – Talk To You Later -or- Type To You Later
TYVM – Thank You Very Much
VBG – Very Big Grin
WEG – Wicked Evil Grin
WTF – What The F***
WYWH – Wish You Were Here
And some we’ve been using for many years XOXO