13-09-27 E-cquaintance refers to a person known to another through online communication only (as via email, instant messenger or social networking website). The term is a blend of electronic and acquaintance, just like e-mail and e-commerce, where acquaintan...

13-09-11 Consumers are more likely to participate in online betting if it's called gaming rather than gambling, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Changing an industry label from gambling to gaming affects what consumers, especiall...

13-09-02 Catfishing is the practice of lying about yourself in an online environment, usually with the elaborate fabrication of an online identity, in order to impress others, especially to trick someone into a relationship. Catfishing指在网络环境中对自己的...

13-08-28 店铺搜索屏蔽 ban the shop from the search engine 差评 negative comment/feedback 网上评价 internet review 评分 rating 包裹 parcel 不详的 ominous 网名 online moniker 网上纠纷 online dispute 网上评价系统 online rating system 免邮费/包邮 exemption from...

13-08-28 Ching Ming Festival/Grave-Sweeping Day 清明节 Cold Food Festival 寒食节 online tomb-sweeping 网上祭扫 Internet memorial 网络纪念馆 condolence 哀悼之情 hell note/joss paper 纸钱 funeral supplies/products 殡葬用品 funeral services 殡葬服务业 commercia...

13-07-28 New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has admitted sending explicit messages to a woman, two years after he left Congress over a similar affair. 两年前由于猥亵照事件离开美国国会的前议员安东尼韦纳，作为下届纽约市长的热门人选，近日又爆出了艳照门。...

13-07-27 Increased use of digital communication is causing consumers to lose their inhibitions（抑制，压抑） and overshare online, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Sharing itself is not new, but consumers now have unlimited oppor...

13-07-18 网上订票 online booking service system C字头城际 inter-city trains 城际高铁 intercity high-speed rail D字头动车 high-speed trains/bullet train G字头高铁 high-speed rails 春运 Spring Festival travel rush 高铁刹车 hit the brakes K字头快速 fast trains...

13-06-09 A study says that offline socializing brings more happiness than online. Offline socializing means meeting real people, spending time with family and friends, and talking to them in person instead of texting, emailing them, or checking their status...

13-05-22 Retail sales in April were 1.3% lower than in March as bad weather continued to dent spending. 英国四月零售贸易额比三月下降1.3%，因坏天气影响了消费者购物。 The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also said retail sales volumes last month were 0.5%...