The Top Ten Most Annoying Words That The Web Has To Offer

Okay, when you cover new media, jargon is part of the bit. We try to keep it to a manageable level, because who wants to carry glossaries just to read up on a topic? More fun is E-consultancy's Top Ten List of irritating buzzwords. In typical Web 2.0 fashion, the top ten list features 12 entries. The worst is the unforgettable "folksonomy." We could simply tell you what that means, but where's the fun in that? Perhaps you can find the right blook? But if not, check out our new discussion forum, where we'll define the terms as well.

e-Consultancy: June 22, 2007
By Graham Charlton

Most annoying web words revealed

'Blog', 'netiquette' and 'cookie' are some of the most hated words the web has produced, according to a YouGov poll.

But the word most likely to make people 'wince, shudder or want to bang your head on the keyboard' was 'folksonomy' - the term for a web classification system.

'Blogosphere' and 'blog' were second and third respectively, while 'netiquette' was fourth, and 'blook', a book based on a blog, fifth.

YouGov conducted the poll on behalf of web publisher Lulu.com.

Here's the list in full:

1. folksonomy
2. blogosphere
3. blog
4. netiquette
5. blook
6. webinar
7. vlog
8. social network
9. cookie
10. wiki, podcast and avatar