Having been launched just a few months ago and only totally 85,000 users (at any one point in time) as of February 20, the Chatroulette phenomenon is already generating it’s own cult lingo. The Urban Dictionary defines “F9” as the act of “going through relationships rapidly, or to be promiscuous.” Still confused? So was I. “F9” derives from Chatroulette, where the F9 key brings up another chat-partner.

Vaguebooking’s core concept lies within the status writer’s ability to bait its readers while still remaining elusive. It is always confessional, provocative and indeterminably sly. Bob was wrong to do that. Jane should have handled that better. These phrases are consistently open-ended but hint at something more just below their surface.

One of Voxel’s managed hosting customers, Urban Dictionary, was the recent subject of a Facebook craze and a 20x boost in traffic compared with its previous record. Raj Dutt, Voxel’s chief executive officer, pointed to three offerings that helped Urban Dictionary deal with the influx.

And people wonder why children these days are so illiterate.