Articles of category "Internet culture"

The cult of the dead cow originated in Texas in the 1980s, and is a computer hacker organization most famous for the release of 'Back Orifice' software, which exploited security loopholes in the Windows operating system to allow users control other machines remotely. The name comes from the group being formed at an old slaughterhouse in Lobbock, Texas, where many local youth congregated.

The abundance of internet slang is a prime example of how the internet has affected our culture, going so far as to affect the very way we speak. Some words, like email, that originally started as slang have become so prevalent that they are now considered proper words, and with a generation of people growing up with internet slang in their everyday vocabulary, its not difficult to imagine a time soon when many of the words we currently consider slang are accepted as proper English.

Online radio stations have appeared as a result of the development of modern technology, Internet radio in particular. Now more and more people everyday turn to online radio stations for music, news and entertainment events. This is because the choice widens and the development of the Internet gives broad opportunities of joining one of the many internet radio stations available online.

Spamming has become one of the most annoying features of the contemporary Internet. Unsolicited emailing bothers thousands of users worldwide, though doping the software industry which struggles hard to fight spam. There are different services and applications available to fight and block spam, as well as ensuring further security of one's emailing process.