Next to email, the most popular activity on the net is chatting. And if you ask someone what they enjoy most about the internet, chances are they will answer that they like to chat. This seems especially true of the younger generation. I know that my kid spends hours and hours just yacking and yacking.
It's great for me that chatting is available on the internet, because otherwise my phone bill might be thousands of dollars a month. But chatting is free to everyone and available to anyone with an internet connection.
There seem to be three major chat engines, and lots of smaller ones. The major chat clients are AOL Instant Messenger, IRC and ICQ. Each has it's own distinct advantages and disadvantages, and each does a pretty good job of fulfilling it's basic mission.
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