More than ten years ago, Facebook appeared on the Internet. Its meaning is that the user can fill out a page about himself for free and add photos and videos there, publish notes. There you can also indicate places of study and work, and based on this data, the system will display pages of classmates and colleagues.
Such sites are called social networks. Facebook is the largest such network in the world.
In 2006, a Russian guy, Pavel Durov, decides to open something similar to Facebook, only in Russian (at that time Facebook did not yet have a Russian version). He calls it VKontakte.
Surprisingly, this site quickly became famous and literally within a year surpassed the then existing Odnoklassniki (ok.ru) in terms of traffic.
Endlessly improving, VKontakte is becoming not only the most popular social network in Russia, but also one of the most visited sites on the world Internet - according to some data, sixth place in the world.
Contact or VK is the short name for the VKontakte social network. It is located at the Internet address vk.com. This is the largest Russian-language site for communication and recreation, something like Facebook, only better.
After registration the user receives:
- A personal page where you can add information about yourself, photos and videos.
- Search the database of registered users and access their pages.
- The ability to watch movies, listen to music, play games, and participate in thematic communities.
A
avatar - The main photo on the user's personal page, they also write - ava. addons - special additions to games, for example WoW; how to install addons is described in detail here. IP - IP address, you often see the word in the expression: “I’ll find you by your IP!”, a unique address on the Internet, by which in reality, if they can find you, it’s only a special one. services. account - Registered user page, you can say “My page”, the same thing if you say “My account”. anon - An anonymous user, a person who chose to remain anonymous. art - The design of photographs that is fashionable today is similar to processing by an artist, but is usually done using computer graphics. (The group that makes the art is ART MAKER (not advertising)). AUE - (the variant A.U.E. is also used) - Arrestantskoe Ukagansky Unity (or Arrestantskoe Urkaganskoe Unity) - Russian informal association of gangs, consisting mainly of children, teenagers and young men wiki.
What does the :3 emoticon mean?
Many people don’t know how the emoticon stands for :3
- However, if you use your imagination and look closely, you will see that this emoticon is very reminiscent of the cute face of a cat or dog.
- It means “cuteness” (“cute”, “tenderness”). Sometimes someone interprets it as a “kiss,” but this is not true at all – it is precisely “cuteness.”
- Some joke that if this smiley is put, it means that what they are talking about must be divided by 3, but this is just a joke.
What do ellipses mean in correspondence?
Ellipses have moved not only into literature, but also into everyday correspondence. If your interlocutor sends you an SMS with a bunch of extra dots, then they want to tell you something.
So, what does the excess of ellipses in correspondence indicate:
- Your interlocutor is dissatisfied with you, your words or behavior. Perhaps they want to shame you with the help of dots.
- Too many ellipses may mean that the interlocutor is having a hard time collecting his thoughts; the topic of the correspondence has offended him.
- Your interlocutor wants his letter to be more mysterious and lengthy.
- A separate ellipsis sent may be a sign of confusion or unpleasant surprise.
- Another separate ellipsis can stand for “Are you serious?” or “I won’t even comment on this.”
- An ellipsis at the end of a message can be a sign of sadness. Pay attention to the overall tone of the letter.
B
ban - Blocking a user, either temporary or permanent. Usually for violations of the rules of use of the site. bayan - News or a picture, a meme that has been published not for the first time and was copied from another public (community) or page. bot - A specially written program, a script that does something automatically, for example, automatically sending messages, adding friends, getting likes, etc. Bots are often prohibited by the rules; for them you can get blocked in VK (ban).
Decoding the meanings of popular emoticons
Now there is a separate emoticon for each emotion or event. One of my friends told me that he and his friends have a special emoticon - a man in a hat with earflaps, holding a bottle of vodka and playing the balalaika - it means “Hey, guys! I'm not in a good mood today. How about getting together in the evening and chatting in good company with a bottle of vodka and a good snack?” Agree that writing in words takes much longer than sending a symbol. This example is a little specific, because... not all sets have similar images, but the most popular emoticons, known to everyone, are sure to be in any social network. Let's decipher the most popular of them.
| Designation | Other options | Decoding |
 | :-), (:, (-: | Smile |
 | :-(,):, )-: | Sadness |
| :.( | :,( | Tears |
 | XD | Very funny |
| :3 | =3 | Tenderness |
 | | Wink |
 | | Seriousness |
| :/ | :\ | Chagrin |
| %) | %( | Shock: in the first case pleasant, in the second - not |
| :.) | :.D | Laughter to tears |
| :R | :-P,=P,:b, :-b, :p | Show tongue |
| :* | :-*, =* | Kiss |
| :-! | :! | Disgust |
| :@ | Scream | |
| :X | :-X, :x | Secret |
This is a set of the most common emoticons, which probably everyone knows and already automatically puts the necessary icons in their messages.
TO
caps - Caps, writing in CAPITAL LETTERS, is considered bad form on the Internet. Disable the Caps Lock key. captcha - When sending messages or other actions repeatedly, VKontakte asks you to check the box that you are not a robot. kek - An analogue of the word " lol " or used as a malicious laugh, it came into use from the game World of Warcraft. clone - A page exactly repeating an existing one, fake, false page. cookies - saved browser data, pictures and other files, including data (logins, passwords) that help in reloading the contents of VK pages.
How is the word Full translated?
More than 90% of all youth buzz words or slang originate from American music videos. As well as the communication styles of Western teenagers in general. Most of the words that everyone hears today (especially on the Internet) come from the English language. If you see an unknown Russian word somewhere, you can be sure that most likely it is a transliteration from an English word. Thus, the Russian youth form Full is common in English - full
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Translation of the English word full
But what is it really? The most popular translation of full is complete, whole. And in almost all cases of English phrases it is unambiguous. Now if you hear from other people - Full, full and other forms, then almost always its meaning will be “full”. This word is used quite often on the Internet in various areas of communication.
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meme - VKontakte Memes, most often images with an inscription, funny content (See VKontakte Memes). moder - Moderator in the community, or in the social network itself. VKontakte network, a person is called upon to maintain order, delete obscene comments, or help deal with user problems. monetization - Making a profit, making money, more often on communities, “Monetize the group.” Earning money from advertising. cartoon - A fictitious, not real user, the same as a fake.
Three dots
As in literary language, an ellipsis is an unfinished statement, a break, some kind of intrigue due to excitement or some kind of interference. Those who abuse this symbol or use it inappropriately are considered talkative and weak-willed, who are unwilling, and often unable, to formulate and complete a thought.
From a psychological point of view, even a seemingly simple correspondence on VKontakte is a complex non-verbal process. Additional signs, which, in addition to words, are used in the text, reflect the attitude towards the interlocutor, the mood of the correspondence, which helps to quickly and clearly build the right dialogue and smooth out rough edges or indicate unpleasant moments.
Brackets, quotation marks, ellipses, individually and in various variations, are another tool for expressing thoughts extremely accurately and correctly.
R
repost - A function available along with likes in every community post or personal page. Allowing you to share on your wall or in another public, otherwise the button is called “Tell friends”, about how it works: (See What is a repost and how to do it). rofl - From English. ROFL is an acronym that stands for “Rolling On Floor Laughing,” which translates into Russian as “Rolling on the floor laughing.” There is a similar emoticon.
Making a website on VK: step by step
Go to community settings. Find the item “Site from a community”, click on “Create”. Almost everything in the community will automatically go to the site. Next, you will need to fill out the “title”, “description” and “action button” fields.
Where does website creation begin?
- Heading . You can come up with anything. One that will attract the attention of customers is perfect.
- Description . Tell us about what is offered on this site. Not very long. It’s better if it fits in 2-3 lines so that it fits organically and accurately conveys the essence.
- Cover . You can change and choose any one you like. It will show you how the title, description and button will be positioned. Convenient - you can select and immediately see how it looks for clients.
- Action button . You can choose from several options. Under the option there is a description of what will happen after the client clicks on the button. For example, when you press the “Write on VKontakte” button, the client will go to the community page and a dialogue will immediately open.
- Advantages . Here you can indicate one or more points in which the organization differs from its peers and competitors. You can add many options, they will click under the button. The font is small but readable. Attracts attention.
- Selection of goods . You can also choose whether only some of the products will be offered on the pages or all at once.
- Gallery . Placed under the selection. Here you can choose where photos for the gallery will be loaded from. This could be a specific album on VK or all possible photos from a community page. If you illustrate what the company has to offer, you will be more likely to buy.
- Reviews . This marks the place where real customer reviews of the products are located. You can choose a topic in which people write, but only if there is at least one review.
The benefits are written down and products are selected for the gallery.
Below these settings there are two buttons - “Save” and “Preview”. The first saves all changes and creates a site, and “Preview” opens a page with a demo version of the site. It's worth using it to see what the page will look like.
After saving, the site has its own address and “published” status. At any time, you can edit the site through a group in VK or hide it from public access for a while.
Below are the statistics. You can find out:
- how many users opened the page;
- how many users are unique;
- which users are active;
- how many people looked at the “contacts” tab;
- who moved into the community;
- how many people pressed the action button.
Convenient - you can always see the status of the site, there are statistics for different periods of time.
The background will be the image that the user chooses. But if he doesn’t yet have a suitable interesting photo that would reflect the essence of the business, a standard gradient will come in handy. Such a background will not distract buyers or confuse them.
This is what a gradient cover looks like
WITH
selfie - Taking a photograph of yourself at arm's length and posting it on the Internet. signa - Photos like “I love you” on a piece of paper or on some part of the body, a girl can make a signa for a guy, for example writing a heart and his nickname on her chest, take a selfie. screen - A screenshot of a monitor or phone (See How to take a screenshot on VKontakte). smile - Graphic images of emotions in messages, the most commonly used are round yellow faces, which can depict laughter, crying, bewilderment, etc. spam - A large number of messages with advertising content, spam is one of the reasons for blocking (freezing) an account.
Brackets
Not all foreigners understand and accept this method of communication, when even familiar emoticons are everywhere replaced with parentheses, but in Russia such components of the text have long become the norm.
By default, depending on the number and direction of the letter, the brackets received the following values:
) – reflects a positive attitude towards the interlocutor, emphasizes politeness and a slight smile;
)) – shows the reaction and mood when the participant sees something funny or amusing in the dialogue;
))) - outright loud laughter as a reaction to funny information or a sent photo/video;
))))))))) and more parentheses - a reaction from the category only for loved ones with the meaning “I’m lying on the floor laughing.” May often be exaggerated or inappropriate;
( – slight sadness or melancholy, melancholy, sets a negative, sad or sorrowful tone to communication;
(( – strong grief, undisguised sadness;
((( and more parentheses – a condition bordering on depression,
;—) – gives the text a playful coloring, in most cases it means a wink;
:,( is an analogue of the sad clown meme, which indicates a sad facial expression, possibly with tears;
%) – shock of the interlocutor, dizziness or dizziness from the development of the situation;
8—) – emoticon with glasses – means confidence in an idea or opinion, reluctance to share comments due to secrecy.
F
fake - A false page, the user either wants to seem like a different person, or just an impersonal page, created for advertising, PR, often overly bold comments can be observed from such fakes. (See: What is a fake VKontakte). phishing - Sites with login forms, similar to VKontakte, are made specifically to steal VK user data. Such sites are called phishing sites. flex - To flex - to show off, show off (with clothes, abilities). There is also another meaning, “do nothing”, “sway to the beat”, “dance”.
What is Full in youth slang?
It is noteworthy that even older users follow the example of young people and use this word everywhere, where they could say “full” or “whole”, “in full” in Russian. It is often used by bloggers, gamers, office workers and freelancers. Because everyone wants to join something new, youthful and fashionable. The word “Full” can often be found in comments. It means that the user demands the full version from the author, for example, a video on YouTube.
Youtube video
As already mentioned, the word "Full" is often used in computer games. Especially in those where groups or clans are created online. With a subsequent attack against other groups of players. In this case, those wishing to join a clan or group are told that the team is already Full, Full Team. That is, the group has been recruited, it is overcrowded and there are no places. The same word can mean a player’s complete combat kit. Or the entire health line of the game character is filled. By and large, in youth slang the word “Full” can be used in any situation.
Where the familiar “full” or “whole” is used, teenagers are more willing to borrow the English “full”. But in the Russian manner.
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