e-quaintance

Etymology
From, replacing ac- (ad) with , by analogy with e-mail.

Noun

 * 1)  a person known exclusively online, usually from instant messaging such as AIM, or through internet dating personals.
 * 2)  the state of knowing exclusively online

Quotations

 * I've never had an e-quaintance die on me before."&mdash;
 * Myself and a few other e-quaintances are still experiencing the prob although, in my case, I have successfully uploaded pics since about a fortnight ago when Support changed something at their end. &mdash;
 * Searching for info on that carb system was my ticket to learn how to surf the net. You all have that car to blame for the misfortune of making my e-quaintance. &mdash;