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Web Smarts

Like street smarts, someone who has web smarts or is “web smart” is someone who knows how to deal with difficult or dangerous situations, except it's primarily used on the internet as opposed to when you're in an urban environment. Can be useful as being either street smart or book smart.

Someone who is web smart knows the “rules of the internet” from basic online etiquette to the more complex nuances of online communication. Since most of the global net hinges on written communication, someone who iss web smart are able to figure out the following:

1) What websites you can trust for information and which ones are complete BS.
2) Get an idea of what kind of users are acting in bad faith, such as trolls, scammers, hackers, etc.
3) Distinguish what to do and what not to do when something seems off in private communication.
4) Generally can be more personable online since they know how to keep people's attention as they read posts.
5) Knows what to post and what not to post, where anonymity matters, what information they should keep off the internet.

GRANTED, these are not the only things that someone who is web smart are able to do depending on what they do for a living and there are disadvantages to them in the same way being book smart or street smart has them. HOWEVER, at the very least being web smart can help keep one's problems on the internet from leaking into real life.
Martin: Hey, did you hear that Jose almost got hacked?
Jose: From what Jose told me the guy who tried contacting him was using one of his friend's accounts and he knew right away based on the writing style that was being used it was some guy from India.
Martin: Jose has some web smarts, doesn't he?
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Lexie smart

Lexie Smart is the kindest person ever!! She can put a smile on anyones face forever. She's the sweetest person on earth. If u have a lexie Smart in ur life KEEP her!! She's 1 in a zillion and a very very fun person.
Girl 1: Omg Is that Lexie Smart?!

Guy 2: Omg wow she's gorgeous!!

Girl 3: I wish I was like lexie Smart she's so sweet!!!
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Smart

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Mom is smart
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Smart Reads

Brilliant short little information vehicles that pound and exorbitant amount of knowledge in a minuscule amount of time so you can learn about topics quickly and gain a 360 degree view of the world to see wtf is actually going on in this place...
"Dude, I was pounding more information than coffee this morning with 'Smart Reads.' I feel tapped into the future of humanity and 3 steps away from solving our planets pollution problem."

"Last night was a total mind fuck, I surfed through like 15 smart reads books, got lost in experiments and ended up shorting the entire blocks electricity after building a makeshift mini EMP device for under $15 with stuff just laying around my moms old memorabilia collection."
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Sniper XP Smart

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SMART IQ

SMART IQ is basically a small and cruel prison where teens get isolated from the outside world
Wei Syahin, hang tau dak Amin Najmi budak SMART IQ
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smart city

A Smart City is a developed urban area that creates sustainable economic development and high quality of life by excelling in multiple key areas; economy, mobility, environment, people, living, and government. Excelling in these key areas can be done so through strong human capital, social capital, and/or ICT infrastructure.
A smart city enhaces the quality of citizens lives.
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