The Web is the newest application on the Internet, coming about in 1990. The Web provides resources well beyond your imagination and presents them in eye-catching formats, including graphics, sound, and video, in addition to plain old text. Just as there are rules of the road, there are also rules on the Information Highway. There are no italics on the Internet, no boldface or underlining. Therefore simple, straightforward statements are most easily understood.
Emoticons come in all shapes and sizes and for all occasions.
For a more complete list try Netlingo Abbreviations are frequently used in order to save space. An e-mail message that criticizes the recipient's lack of knowledge, intelligence, or personal opinion is called a flame. A response to a flame could start a flame war. If not, then the message doesn't really need to be sent. Do not join newsgroups or mailing lists to post inflammatory messages.