Chapter 5 Communication on the Internet Hyperlinks to the URLs mentioned in this chapter
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This material has been prepared to accompany the book "Learning to Use the Internet and the World Wide Web" (ISBN 1-887902-78-3) by Ernest Ackermann and Karen Hartman, and published by Franklin, Beedle and Associates, Incorporated, Wilsonville, OR. © 2002. No part of this may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transcribed without permission of the publisher.

• Yahoo! Chat http://chat.yahoo.com
• The chat rooms at ivillage.com http://www.ivillage.com/chat
• "ichat Website" http://ichat.com
• "Yahoo! Privacy" http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/
• "The MUD Connector" http://mudconnect.com
• "MOOs, Not Just Cows"
• "Fact Sheet # 7: Employee Monitoring: Is There Privacy in the Workplace?" http://privacyrights.org/fs/fs7-work.htm
  

FYI Chat Sites That Support the Use of Avatars

• Alpha World" Dating back to the inception of the Active Worlds technology, AlphaWorld has become home to hundreds of thousands of virtual homesteaders. From ranch style tract homes to impenetrable stone fortresses to underground caverns - in AlphaWorld there's a place for everyone and room for infinite imagination."
• The Cybertown Palace "The Cybertown Palace is a large virtual space filled with lots of surprises. Inside, you'll meet Cybertown Citizens from all over the universe. You can create artwork together or you can play games together."
• Worlds.com 3D Portal A collection of 3D worlds.

FYI Where Are the Chat Sites?

• The Webarrow Chat Directory
• Parents Place A collection of chats sponsored by parentsplace.com (part of ivillage.com)

FYI Comparing Instant Messaging Software

• Chat Goes to Work " Many associate instant messaging and chatting with teenagers suffering from AOL addiction. But there are plenty of uses for the technology that make great sense in office environments. Here’s what we found out in recent PC Magazine Labs testing of six messaging services."
• CNET Reviews the Top Instant Messengers A review from CNET of instant messenger programs
• Stroud's Chat Clients Reviews
  " Next to e-mail and surfing the Web, chatting is the most popular pastime on the 'net. The apps in this section are designed to help you chat in style. The capabilities of these clients range all the way from one-to-one text-based communication clients to the electronic version of those little yellow sticky notes to full-duplex, two-way audio and video-based conferencing tools. This section also includes what has become one of the most popular types of apps on the 'net, Instant Messangers."
  

This material has been prepared to accompany the book "Learning to Use the Internet and the World Wide Web" (ISBN 1-887902-78-3) by Ernest Ackermann and Karen Hartman, and published by Franklin, Beedle and Associates, Incorporated, Wilsonville, OR. © 2002. No part of this may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transcribed without permission of the publisher.

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