Hey, IE Radio fans! We hope you're ready for another exciting interview. Today we're welcoming Naomi Baron, author of Always On: Language in an Online and Mobile World, and professor of linguistics and language at American University. Baron is joining us at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Tune in here: Naomi Baron, Linguistics Professor, American University.

At a time when we regularly question what constant interaction over the Web is doing to our communications skills, we could think of no better guest than Naomi Baron. Today we'll talk to her about what emoticons and acronyms suggest about us culturally, quantity vs. quality of communication in our highly mobile and always-on lives, whether multi-tasking is hurting our ability to retain information, and more (more, more!).

Of course, what is IE Radio without input from our favorite people on the planet? (Hint: That's you.) Be sure you're registered, and join us on the youChat message board running in parallel to the radio show. There you can chat with fellow listeners (in Internet language), share questions for us to ask Baron on air, and talk with her directly when she joins us on the board after the show.

Sound unbelievable? Of course. This is IE Radio, after all.

So don't miss out. Be sure to tune in today at 2:00 p.m. ET: Naomi Baron, Linguistics Professor, American University.

See you there!

— Nicole Ferraro, Site Editor, Internet Evolution