Wednesday, July 23, 2008

AMA : Another Meaningless Acronym

The technical world is filled with Acronyms (I nearly wrote Anacronyms, but that's probably the basis of another posting). Features, processes and innovations are usually given TLA's (Three Letter Acronyms) to make it quicker and easier to communicate.

However, one assumes when you use them, that the other person knows what you're talking about and understands the acronym the same way you do. Here's a few terms you may well hear being used more recently, their official meaning and an alternative suggestion:

UGC
Official: User Generated Content
Suggestion: Uncomplimentary Griping Comments


RSS
Official: Real Simple Syndication
Suggestion: Reading Senseless Subjects


CRM
Official: Customer Releationship Management
Suggestion: Costly Repetitive Marketing


Has anyone got any other suggestions for TLA's alternative meanings?

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