Willard, N. (2007) describes cyberbullying as "being cruel to others by sending or posting harmful material or engaging in other forms of social aggression using the internet or other digital technologies" (p.1)
Siegle, D. (2010) lists eight different forms of cyberbullying:
Flaming: Online fights using electronic messages with angry and vulgar language.
Harassment: Repeatedly sending masty, mean, and insulting messages.
Denigration: Sending or posting gossip or rumors about a person to damage his or her reputation or friendship.
Impersonation: Pretending to be someone else and sending or posting material to get that person in trouble or danger or to damage that persons reputation or friendship.
Outing: Sharing someone's secrets or embarrassing information or image online.
Trickery: Talking someone into revealing secrets or embarrasing information or images online.
Exclusion: Intentionally and cruelly excluding someone from an online group.
Cyberstalking: Repeated, intense harassment and denigration that includes threats or creates significant fear.
Reference
Willard, N. (2007). Educator's guide to Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats. Retrieved from http://www.cyberbully.org/cyberbully/docs/cbcteducator.pdf
Siegle, D. (2010). Cyberbullying and Sexting: Technology Abuses of the 21st Century. Gifted Child Today, 33.(2). p14. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier
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