Deep dialing

Sep 11, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

A VoIP service that enables users to skip the IVR (interactive voice response) menu of a company they are dialing to navigate immediately to the person within the company they want to talk to. Deep dialing was developed by Fonolo as a service to cut down on the time...

Cross-site request forgery

Sep 9, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

Abbreviated as CSRF, cross-site request forgery is a type of malicious attack that affects Web-based applications. A CSRF attack typically forces users to execute unwanted actions while they are logged into a trusted Web site. With the growing popularity of social...

Cybermediary

Sep 4, 2009 | Internet | 1 comment

An individual or organization who retains a fee for negotiating or conducting transactions over the Internet as a third party, where the cybermediary does not take possession of or own the goods or services. Examples of a cybermediary include online insurance or real...

Messy URL

Aug 11, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

Slang term used to describe a URL that is not easy to read from a human perspective. For example, a messy URL might look something like this: http://www.webopedia.com/article.php/3831706/ In contrast, a clean URL would contain more meaningful words, like this:...

Darknet

Aug 9, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

Short for dark Internet, in file sharing terminology, a darknet is a Internet or private network, where information and content are shared by darknet participants anonymously. Darknets are popular with users who share copy protected files as the service will let users...

Three-click rule

Aug 3, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

In Web site design, the three-click rule is a non-standard measurement for usability. The three-click (or 3-click) rule notes that no product or piece of content should ever be more than three clicks away from your Web site’s main page. The three-click rule was...