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Revision as of 07:51, 22 August 2007
MSN (the Microsoft Network), is a web portal (a website used to enter the Internet).
Web portal
The web portal launched on August 24 1995 by Microsoft. The site was launched at around the same time as Windows 95. Through MSN, people can create an e-mail account using MSN Hotmail, a blog using MSN Spaces, a group using MSN Groups and plenty more. It is now the #2 visited site in the world behind Yahoo!. Many people have come across this site in one way or another because it is the default main page for Internet Explorer.
MSN Messenger
MSN is also the name for MSN Messenger (Now called Windows Live Messenger). It is an instant messenger, which allows people to communicate through conversations over an internet connection. As well as conversations using text, this program also allows voice and video conversations. You can even use small emoticons to express what you are trying to say. Messages are sent and received very quickly from around the globe. Its current messenger client is Windows Live Messenger.
MSN Messenger Language
Because a conversation is more difficult to have when typing than a normal conversation, many MSN enthusiasts have made up short combinations of letters that can describe emotions or status quickly and efficiently. Some well known ones are:
lol : Laugh Out Loud
rofl : Rolling on floor laughing
brb : Be right back
g2g : Got to Go
rofl copters : rolling on floor laughing copters (this phrase was made up by hooning teenagers, and actually makes no sense whatsoever, and is a common phrase when mocking MSN Messenger language)
bf/gf : Boyfriend/Girlfriend
omg : Oh My God
wtf : What the F*ck
lmao : Laughing My *ss Off
sup : What's Up?
n2m : Nothing too Much (Usually used after someone has just asked, "sup?" or something of that manner)
MSN Hotmail
- Main Article: Hotmail
Hotmail is a free email service from MSN. It started in 1995. It was bought by Microsoft in 1997. It is a competitor to Google's Gmail service. Microsoft Hotmail accounts are used to log in to MSN Messenger.
Other websites
