Composed of 100 bite-sized entries of 400 to 600 words each Netymology weaves together stories etymologies and analyses around digital culture s transformation and vocabulary. Chatfield presents a kaleidoscopic thought-provoking tour through the buried roots of the symbols speech and mannerisms we have inherited from the digital age: from the @ and Apple symbols to HTML and Trojan horses to the twisted histories of new forms of slang memes text messages and gaming terms; how language itself is being shaped by technology how it is changing us.