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Chat and Instant Messaging
Talk with a friend across town or make a new one from around the world using the many chat options available on the Internet. Following are links to popular chat sites on the
Web and for Instant Messaging clients. |
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Chat Sites
 Yahoo!Chat
Talk City
ICQ Chat
MSN Chat |
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Instant Messaging
Because FBX Internet access is Internet standards-based, you can use many popular Instant Messaging programs to see when your friends are online and talk with them, even if they are using a different Internet service!
AOL Instant Messenger
ICQ
MSN (.Net) Messenger
Yahoo!Messenger
Trillian (Works with all of the above!)
Odigo Messenger |
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Chat Shortcuts
Talking to others online is so popular that a kind of culture has grown around it. Don't be too surprised if you see the following when online:
Emoticons:
:-) = Happy
:-( = Sad
:-D = Laughing
;-) = Wink
:-o = Surprised
Phrase Shortcuts:
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
BRB = Be Right Back
BTW = By The Way
TTYL = Talk To You Later
IMHO = In My Honest Opinion
These are just a few of the shortcuts you will encounter online, but learning new ones is part of the fun! |
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