Inernet
Chatting and Instant
Messaging
Chat
programs are very popular
now a days. Everyone
is using chat programs
to chat with friends
and relatives. Chat
Programs allow users
on the Internet to communicate
with each other by typing
in real time. They are
sometimes included as
a feature of a Web site,
where users can log
into the "chat
room" to exchange
comments and information
about the topics addressed
on the site. Chat may
take other, more wide-ranging
forms. For example,
America Online is well
known for sponsoring
a number of topical
chat rooms.
Internet
Relay Chat (IRC) is
a service through which
participants can communicate
to each other on hundreds
of channels. These channels
are usually based on
specific topics. While
many topics are frivolous,
substantive conversations
are also taking place.
To access IRC, you must
use an IRC software
program.
A
variation of chat is
the phenomenon of instant
messenging. With instant
messenging, a user on
the Web can contact
another user currently
logged in and type a
conversation. Most famous
is America Online's
Instant Messenger. ICQ,
MSN and Yahoo are other
commonly-used chat programs.
