FOR MANY PIONEERS, THE THRILL IS GONE ...

WWW : the World Wide Web : the Internet To found = to create, to open up >>> foundation >>> a founder Ex : The founder of Microsoft is Bill Gates To be addicted to (drugs, drinking, the Net, shopping …) >>> addiction >>> an addict (an alcoholic, a Netaholic, a shopaholic) Used to : BREAK BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT Ex : I used to surf a lot on the net but I don't do it any longer. Thrill : passion : excitement >>> to be thrilled by >>> a thriller To kick a habit : to stop doing something regularly Ex : It's hard to kick a smoking habit : It's difficult to stop smoking It's lost its luster : it has lost its excitement, its glamour Idiosyncratic : personal Swiftly : quickly A chest of toy is a large box in which a child puts his toys/treasures. Stiff : strong, important Ex : Competition is stiff between Internet providers. To download : to transfer a file from a server to a private computer To chat : to talk, to discuss (especially on the web) >>> a chatroom A claim : an assertion : a statement To outnumber : to be more numerous than Women outnumber men : there are more women than men To matter : to be important, essential, vital Ex : What matters is to find an appropriate answer to this question. To dismay : to put off : to cause pain Ex : I was dismayed by the announcement of his death. A plug-in is a small program necessary to run some operations such as watching pictures or videos. An update is a small program which rejuvenates an older program by making it more efficient, safer or faster. >>> to update a program