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By Tazzio-jai TeeluckBy Tazzio-jai Teeluck

Guiding question and area of focusGuiding question and area of focus

My Guiding question: What is My Guiding question: What is chatting and how does it influence chatting and how does it influence our world.our world.

Area of Focus:Community and Area of Focus:Community and service, Global impact, community service, Global impact, community and services and services

GoalsGoals

My goals are to find out the My goals are to find out the following:following:

The history of chattingThe history of chatting What is chattingWhat is chatting How does it influence the worldHow does it influence the world

What is chatting?What is chatting?

Chatting is a way of having fast Chatting is a way of having fast contacts with other friends on the contacts with other friends on the internet. You can chat on ICQ, Google internet. You can chat on ICQ, Google etc. Now I am going to show the list etc. Now I am going to show the list of the ten best chatting websites in of the ten best chatting websites in the world.Chatting is a kind of the world.Chatting is a kind of communication on the internet.communication on the internet.

Ten best Chatting websitesTen best Chatting websites Current Top Sites As Of December, 2007 Current Top Sites As Of December, 2007 1.1.Talk CityTalk City - -

http://www.talkcity.comhttp://www.talkcity.comMore than 5 million users and 20 topical neighborhoods. More than 5 million users and 20 topical neighborhoods. 2.2.Active Chat RoomsActive Chat Rooms - - http://www.active-chat-rooms.biz/top-chathttp://www.active-chat-rooms.biz/top-chatA free directory that rates and lists chat rooms by category and A free directory that rates and lists chat rooms by category and descriptions. descriptions. 3.3.VZonesVZones - - http://www.vzones.comhttp://www.vzones.comThe 3-D Disneyland of chat environments, packed with a huge variety of The 3-D Disneyland of chat environments, packed with a huge variety of background graphics and avatar options. background graphics and avatar options. 4.4.Worlds.comWorlds.com - - http://www.worlds.nethttp://www.worlds.netChat in a virtual reality 3D world. Chat in a virtual reality 3D world. 5.5.SpinchatSpinchat - - http://www.spinchat.comhttp://www.spinchat.comTHis site offers chatrooms, games, profiles, and mail. THis site offers chatrooms, games, profiles, and mail. 6.6.GOTOWEBCAMSGOTOWEBCAMS - - http://www.gotowebcams.comhttp://www.gotowebcams.comChat face-to-face with over 4 million registered users from over 50 Chat face-to-face with over 4 million registered users from over 50 countries. countries. 7.7.Yahoo! ChatYahoo! Chat - - http://chat.yahoo.comhttp://chat.yahoo.comChatting is super simple, giving you a personal page to save your favorite Chatting is super simple, giving you a personal page to save your favorite rooms and buddies. rooms and buddies. 8.8.msn Messengermsn Messenger - - http://www.msnmessenger-http://www.msnmessenger-download.comdownload.comDownload this messenger for free and use its features to make chatting Download this messenger for free and use its features to make chatting more fun! more fun! 9.9.icqicq - - http://web.icq.comhttp://web.icq.comFree instant message download that comes in ten different languages. Free instant message download that comes in ten different languages. 10.10.AOL Instant MessengerAOL Instant Messenger source: source: http://www.toptensites.com/category.asp?catid=70&cattitle=Chathttp://www.toptensites.com/category.asp?catid=70&cattitle=Chat

History History

In the 1950‘s and 1960‘s there was no internet yet. In the In the 1950‘s and 1960‘s there was no internet yet. In the past we really had to share information, especially in past we really had to share information, especially in Universities, we had to share a lot of research information Universities, we had to share a lot of research information with each other. Later on the internet was invented. with each other. Later on the internet was invented. Internet made the sharing of information faster and more Internet made the sharing of information faster and more information was able to reach lots of different people in the information was able to reach lots of different people in the world in a very short time.world in a very short time.

In 1995 a web browser called Java applet made chatting In 1995 a web browser called Java applet made chatting possible by creating a new technology that made the possible by creating a new technology that made the exchange of information faster and more exciting. From exchange of information faster and more exciting. From that time chat rooms and internet caffes were created to that time chat rooms and internet caffes were created to allow people to chat with other people from all over the allow people to chat with other people from all over the world. world.

Influence of chattingInfluence of chatting

The advantages of chatting are :The advantages of chatting are :• It is funIt is fun• It is easier and faster to have short contacts from all over It is easier and faster to have short contacts from all over

the worldthe world• It is cheaper than telephone calls or lettersIt is cheaper than telephone calls or letters• The disadvantages are :The disadvantages are :• Too many people waste a lot of their time to chat about silly Too many people waste a lot of their time to chat about silly

things instead of sharing useful information.things instead of sharing useful information.• When people stay for a long time on their computer or When people stay for a long time on their computer or

mobile phones to chat, this is unhealthy. Scientists have mobile phones to chat, this is unhealthy. Scientists have found out that there is a lot of radiation from computers found out that there is a lot of radiation from computers and mobile telephones than can affect the eyes and ears and mobile telephones than can affect the eyes and ears and can also cause brain tumours (a kind of cancer).and can also cause brain tumours (a kind of cancer).

ConclusionConclusion

Internet and mobile telephone Internet and mobile telephone chatting is a good way to exchange a chatting is a good way to exchange a lot of information very quickly with lot of information very quickly with people all over the world but we people all over the world but we must be carefull not to do too much must be carefull not to do too much of chatting because we waste time of chatting because we waste time and also it is not good for health and also it is not good for health because of the radiation. because of the radiation.

The EndThe End

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