Social Media Vocabulary

an on-line program or post that becomes wildly popular

a person who illegally enters computer systems

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

connecting to others in an online community

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

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

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

a program designed for a particular job

groups of people online who share the same interests

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

To tell people too much personal information about yourself

to put a message, photo or other information online

the security level of personal data

A sex criminal who stalks and lures children

a person who uses online facilities to trick or cheat others

online posts that encourage users to access ‘useless’ information

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

allowing people to respond and share information

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