BRIAN CLEGG
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THE LONELY SOUL |
| Four chattergories online |
by BRIAN CLEGG |
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After pornography, chat probably has the worst image of any aspect of online culture. But how true is the image? |
ThereÆs something alive, lurking in cyberspace. ItÆs a bit scary - altogether more immediate than any other online experience. Unless you get hit by something nasty in Java, you feel pretty safe browsing a web document, but cross the threshold of online chat and you canÆt stay passive. Any time someone could say hello, waiting for your instant words of wisdom in reply.
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