What is an Internaut?
An internaut is cyber slang for an online veteran who is ultra-familiar with the Internet as an entity, and with cyberspace in general. The word is a combination of “Internet” and “astronaut.” Other terms roughly analogous with internaut are cybernaut or netizen, though each has its own connotation. The common thread among them, however, is an implication of experience and knowledge of the Internet or cyberspace that goes beyond the casual user. An internaut is online savvy, normally through years of online experience, with a thorough knowledge of how to use search engines and search strings, Internet resources, forums, newsgroups and chat rooms to find information. The more someone knows about the Internet, its history and politics, the more likely the term “internaut” fits them. The less he or she knows the more likely a different term would be more fitting. Cybernaut is probably closest in meaning to internaut in terms of in-depth knowledge of the online world, but which world? Inte
An internaut is cyber slang for an online veteran who is ultra-familiar with the Internet as an entity, and with cyberspace in general. The word is a combination of “Internet?and “astronaut.?Other terms roughly analogous with internaut are cybernaut or netizen, though each has its own connotation. The common thread among them, however, is an implication of experience and knowledge of the Internet or cyberspace that goes beyond the casual user. An internaut is online savvy, normally through years of online experience, with a thorough knowledge of how to use search engines and search strings, Internet resources, forums, newsgroups and chat rooms to find information. The more someone knows about the Internet, its history and politics, the more likely the term “internaut?fits them. The less he or she knows the more likely a different term would be more fitting. Cybernaut is probably closest in meaning to internaut in terms of in-depth knowledge of the online world, but which world? Interna
