G8 Social Media Vocabulary

a person who illegally enters computer systems

groups of people online who share the same interests

an on-line program or post that becomes wildly popular

connecting to others in an online community

a person who uses online facilities to trick or cheat others

a simple code to show what is trending (popular) online

allowing people to respond and share information

To remove someone from your list of friends on a social networking site, especially Facebook

the security level of personal data

a person who posts offensive content for the purpose of making others angry

To appear behind or in front of someone, doing something silly when their photo is being taken

to put a message, photo or other information online

To tell people too much personal information about yourself

To stop following someone (stop seeing all the messages, pictures, etc. that they publish)

the information on a website, such as messages, videos, music, etc.

a program designed for a particular job

Someone who uses the internet to harm or frighten others, by sending them unpleasant messages

A sex criminal who stalks and lures children

online posts that encourage users to access ‘useless’ information