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Huh? : Web Terms Baffle

Huh? : Web Terms Baffle

By Guy Brighton on July 21, 2005

Buzzwords to describe the latest trends on the net, such as "RSS", "podcasting" and "phishing", are largely unknown to US web users, according to a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Only 9% had a "good idea" what RSS was and awareness of what "phishing" was also scored low. Only 29% knew what it meant.

But "spam", "firewall", and "spyware" were all well-known to surfers.

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