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Some spam messages advertise products or services, while others may contain harmful links
                  or  attachments.  A  spammer is the  person  who  sends these  messages. Most  email services
                  automatically shift the spam mail into a spam folder of a mailbox.

                  You can also avoid getting spam messages by following the given steps:
                      Keep deleting spam messages on a regular basis.
                      Do not provide your email address to unknown websites or post publicly.
                      Avoid clicking on unknown links while browsing the Internet.

                      Do not reply to spam messages.
                      Download spam filtering tools and antivirus software.
                       Do not use your personal or business email address when registering in any online contest
                      or free services available on the Internet.

                      EMOTICONS AND ACRONYMS

                  Emoticons

                  During online communication, the people may not be face to face with each other. So, facial
                  expressions cannot be conveyed to others. To overcome this problem, the concept of emoticons
                  was developed. Emoticons represent your facial expressions. The term emoticon is an abbreviation
                  for emotion icon. They help in telling your mood to others as well as save typing time.

                  Some commonly used emoticons are:
                                  Emoticon          Used For             Emoticon          Used For
                                      :)             Happy                  :@           Angry
                                      :(             Sad                    :I           No Expression
                                      =O             Surprised              |-)          Sleepy
                                      :O             Shouting               (-_-)zzz     Sleeping
                                      :’(            Crying                 (=_=)        Tired
                                      :D             Laughing               :$           Embarassed
                                      :))            Very Happy
                  Acronyms

                  Acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name. It may be in the form of

                  an abbreviation like HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or more than one letter from some
                  words like COBOL (COmmon Business Oriented Language). The use of acronyms became popular
                  with the concept of Short Message Service or SMS. Acronyms works like shorthand for Internet
                  users as it saves typing time. Some of the common acronyms used in Internet communication are:

                      Acronym         Meaning                             Acronym           Meaning
                      LOL             Laughing Out Loud                   F9                Fine
                      CU              See You                             Pls               Please
                      CUL8R           See You Later                       Gr8               Great
                      BTW             By The Way                          Abt               About
                      FAQ             Frequently asked Questions          ASAP              As Soon As Possible
                      K               OK                                  4ever             Forever





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