AFAYC (As far as You’re Concerned) means that children might be typing IMs in another language, chats, emails, and text messages. That’s the point. Internet shorthand is helpful for kids in KPC or Keeping Parents Clueless.
Although it is natural for children to enjoy private conversations, they need to be able to tell their parents if they are being cyberbullied or lured by strangers. With 62 percent of children having at least one profile on social networking sites, parents need to know what their kids are saying and how they are being treated. One survey found that 95 percent of parents can’t decipher common acronyms. This could be dangerous. You should not listen to anyone telling your child to “GNOC,”Do you know what that means? “Get Naked on Camera”What is the best way to get started?
SpectorSoft Corporation was established to help parents understand and track their children’s online communications.www.SpectorSoft.comRecently, a maker of Internet surveillance and monitoring products, Founded. “Parent’s Guide to Internet Lingo,”It is free to download www.FreeLingoGuide.com. This guide includes one of most extensive lists of acronyms. It defines everything. “ADAD”(Another Day, Another Dollar) “ZZZ”(Sleeping. Bored. Tired.
“Many of today’s kids are more savvy than their parents when using the Internet, which is why it’s critical to know exactly what they’re saying in chat and IM, and whether new concepts are being introduced to them by others,”C. Douglas Fowler is President of SpectorSoft.
SpectorPro 2010, which tracks and records all online actions of children, was also updated to include an Internet Lingo translation function. Software instantly interprets the meaning of acronyms or abbreviations that parents click on with the computer mouse. SSEWBA (Someday Soon Everything Will Be Acronyms) is a worthwhile investment.
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