42 replies to this topic

[BrianR]

Loads of useful stuff here - would it be a good idea to pin this topic??

BrianR

[Steve Sardell]

PITA-pain in the butt
RPITA-royal pain in the butt
TTYL-talk to you later
IBL-Int back links
FTP-file transfer protocal
BBS-bull. board system

[Scottie]

Pinned- good idea Brian.

Actually, I think most people refer to IBL's as InBound Links- links from outside your own domain.

CYA L8R

[torka]

Oh, yeah, and how could I have forgotten one of my personal favorites:

YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

(Used when you're expressing your personal opinion with which others may well disagree, or when you want to indicate that others' results may not be the same as yours when using the same techniques, due to subtle -- or not so subtle -- variations in environment or starting conditions.)

--Torka

[Steve Sardell]

Scottie,

Absolutely correct--don't know whta I was thinking. I was also just told it stands for the Internet Baseball League, what ever that is.

[Bernard]

Scottie, CYA = Cover Your Arse.

[SmellieNellie]

INAC - I need a coffee
INACN - I need a coffee now
STCPMTA - Stuff The Coffee Pass Me The Alcohol!
OKUW - OK You Win!
BOGOF - Buy One Get One Free

[projectphp]

Aggregated list so far:

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Forumspeak
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AFK = Away from kyboard
AKA = Also Known As
ASL = age, sex, location (used by those on the make!)
BB = Bulletin board
BBS = bull. board system
BRB = be right back
BTW = By The Way
Cheers = A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy, enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc.
DIY = Do It Yourself
DR = Date Range
DTC = Direct to consumer
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
FWIW = For What It?s Worth
FYA = For Your Amusement
FYI = For Your Information
HTH = Hope This Helps
IC = I See
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
IMHO = In My Humble (or Honest) Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
INAC - I need a coffee
INACN - I need a coffee now
J/K = just kidding
LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
MYOB = Mind Your Own Business
NOYB = None Of Your Business
O M G = Oh, My Gosh
OKUW - OK You Win!
OTOH = On The Other Hand
PITA = pain in the butt
ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO = Roll On Floor Laughing My Arse Off
ROTFL = Another one for ROFL
RPITA = royal pain in the butt
RTFM = Read The F***ing Manual
STCPMTA - Stuff The Coffee Pass Me The Alcohol!
TA = Thanks Again
teh = How I always mispell "the"
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TTYL = talk to you later
UTF = (Use the phone) Get off the IM/boards and give me a call
WTF = What the F***
YB = Yellow book
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
YP = Yellow pages

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Internet (aka Geekspeak)
SSI = Server Side Includes
API = Application Program (or Programming) Interface
ISP = Internet service provider
CSS = Cascading Style Sheets
DW = Dreamweaver
FP = Front Page
FTP = file transfer protocal


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General Marketing and SEO /SEM Specific
0ed = Banned from Google (referrs to PR = however PR0 = Page Rank 0) also known as 'greyed'.
ACPC = Average cost per click
ATW = All the web
B2B = Business to Business
B2C = Business to Consumer
BOGOF - Buy One Get One Free
CPA = Cost Per Acquisition
CPC = Cost Per Click (used as a substitute for PPC, or as an aggregate of multiple PPCs)
CPL = Cost Per Lead
CPM = Cost per 1000 impressions
CTR = ClickThrough Rate
DMOZ = ODP = short for Directory Mozilla.
FFA Links = Free For All Links (aka Link Farms)
FW = Findwhat
G = Google
IYP = Internet yellow pages
KEI = Keyword Effectiveness Indicator (Wordtracker metric)
KW = Keyword
-KW = Negative Keyword
LS = Looksmart
LY = Lycos
MCPC = Max cost per click
MNCPC = Minimum cost per click
ODP = Open Directory Product
OV = Overture
PDR = Paid inclusion directory
PFI = Pay for Inclusion
PL = Paid for links
PPC = Pay Per Click
PPL = Pay per lead
PR = Page Rank
ROAS = Return On Advertiser Spending
ROI = Return On Investment (What you make {R} / what you spend {I})
SEM = Search Engine Marketing
SEO = Search Engine Optimization
SERP = Search Engine Results Page
SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (normally a report)
Y = Yahoo

Edited by projectphp, 11 May 2004 - 05:18 PM.

[Steve Sardell]

Nothing like a bit of organization, kudos to you P.PHP. Well done!

[qwerty]

TA is "thanks again"? I thought it was just "ta" -- the Brit (and perhaps Aussie) shorthand for thank you, as in "Ta very much."

[SmellieNellie]

Hey PHP -

Are you trying to tell me something? Are mine not relevant?????

[projectphp]

Are mine not relevant?

LMAO!!! Took me a while to compile teh list, you posted between them. i just got the irrates, adn decided i couldn't be bothered adding yours. All fixed now!!!

[bwelford]

Perhaps in the General Marketing the following is seen around enough to be worth adding:
SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

[Think Web]

FUBAR!!

[SmellieNellie]

Thanks PHP - I feel all rosy now!

I gotta nother one for ya

K.I.S.S - Keep It Simple Stupid!

Don't forget good ole:

WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

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