A loyal reader asks: I try reading over my daughter's shoulder when she's texting (when did THAT become a verb?) and I have to plea ignorance. I don't know what she's writing. Why does she care about Point of Sale materials? Is she working for an ad agency behind my back?
You need to catch up. And quick. POS means 'parent over shoulder' so you are busted. We understand your need to know what's going on! There are great directories of text abbreviations, but our favorite is this search at No Slang.
Prepare to be shocked (and amused) when you check out these directories:
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9.14.2007
Rock on.
A loyal reader asks: My kid is off to college and tells me she can download music free. And it's legal. Sounds fishy to me.
Stealing music is a serious crime. But your daughter might be on the up-and-up. Read on.
Hitting the bigtime on college campuses - Ruckus\. Ruckus Network, Inc., the provider of a multimedia network that supplies free and legal music downloads specifically for college students. The website is...
LOUD!
Okay, that's our age talking. But seriously...
On member campuses, students can access the Ruckus service anytime – on or off campus – to enjoy the full-featured music service. They can access the first, college-only service that blends social networking features with a massive and continuously expanding library of free, legal and safe music downloads. Ruckus has already proven successful at more than 120 colleges and universities across the country, including Brown University, Duke University, Georgia Tech, Indiana University, North Carolina State, Princeton University, University of California-Berkeley, the University of Denver, Penn State University and the University of Pennsylvania.
I'm sure there is no ulterior motives here. Righhhhttt......
But still.
Stealing music is a serious crime. But your daughter might be on the up-and-up. Read on.
Hitting the bigtime on college campuses - Ruckus\. Ruckus Network, Inc., the provider of a multimedia network that supplies free and legal music downloads specifically for college students. The website is...
LOUD!
Okay, that's our age talking. But seriously...
On member campuses, students can access the Ruckus service anytime – on or off campus – to enjoy the full-featured music service. They can access the first, college-only service that blends social networking features with a massive and continuously expanding library of free, legal and safe music downloads. Ruckus has already proven successful at more than 120 colleges and universities across the country, including Brown University, Duke University, Georgia Tech, Indiana University, North Carolina State, Princeton University, University of California-Berkeley, the University of Denver, Penn State University and the University of Pennsylvania.
I'm sure there is no ulterior motives here. Righhhhttt......
But still.
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