DM is an abbreviation for a private "direct message" sent online. The term grew popular on Facebook and Twitter, where you can send either private or public messages. "DM" as it's used now can refer ...

A DM is most popularly known as a texting acronym that has also become social media slang. The term gained much of its popularity on Facebook and Twitter when they first set up their messaging ...

The internet has been around for several decades but the way we use it, and communicate on it, has changed significantly. New abbreviations, slang and acronyms seemingly pop up online every day. As a ...

Ask anyone who uses Twitter what their biggest gripe about the service is, and the answer may very well be DMs. Direct Messages (DMs, aka private messages between users) are a part of Twitter that ...

It's 2018 — does anyone actually talk on the phone anymore? OK, yes, your mom and your BFF are probably still on the iPhone equivalent of a speed-dial, but your probably communicate with most of your ...