English edit

Etymology edit

shout +‎ box

Noun edit

shoutbox (plural shoutboxes)

  1. (Internet) A tagboard.
    • 2007, Nancy K. Baym, The new shape of online community: The example of Swedish independent music fandom:
      They avail themselves of multiple communicative platforms across the Internet: blogs, social networks, comments, discussion forums, private messages, shoutboxes, MP3 files, and videos.
    • 2010, Erika Blanchard, Appity Slap: A Small Business Guide to Web Apps, Tech Tools and Cloud Computing:
      Embed a shoutbox in your blog/website for your visitors to interact among themselves.