How it feels when a person is desperately trying to connect his loving ones and not getting connected? Surely its tough dialing again and again or hanging onto a long call, else waiting for a mail to come. But, you do not worry as now the problem has been solved. If one consciously likes to be connected to close ones – online chatting is here for you- coordinates doesn’t matter here.

Different types of people on internet with common interests wanting to pursue a communication through computer, and the place is a chat room. Learning and sharing thoughts happens almost every minute here. It has become so much so popular that almost everyone is having account with at least one chat room, if not many.

Types of chatting

Now looking into some technical aspects of chatting -it can be classified into text based chatting, voiced based chatting or a combination of both. Talkometic, in 1974 developed a prototype on PLATO system that supports only text based online chatting. But the situation has altered. Combination of both text and voice chatting is the most wanted and trusted one in present day scenario.

Types of chatting system

Moreover, the whole chatting system can also be distinguished into two parts. The first one, paid chatting is for the professional sites and user must have membership to access those. Next one is of free online chat kind where user does not require such ids. Now user can afford to do instant messaging (message retrieved in virtually no time) by the help of instant relay chat (IRC) or modify movements through Graphical User Interface (GUI). Here Virtual Relay Technology (VRT) adds graphics, webcam displays user image to the other end, different types of icons (like smiley) is available for you- and then what else do you want? If you want anything more than that, just take a flight and reach to the place where they stay. All one need to know is to express themselves and little bit of typing speed.

Bad Vibes of online chatting

Now it is a fact that online chatting is not all good. It has certain loopholes. It incorporates some bad vibes like wasting useful time or threats like Stranger Danger. Often users are found in virtual or alternate world. Identity theft is also a major concern so as pedophiles. Several innocent childhoods becomes victim of pedophiles or obsessed in cyber-sex. But still chat rooms helps to communicate between confined groups, it makes new friends. Just we have to take some safety precautions while chatting online. Like avoiding abusive languages or not mentioning any kind of personal details (like Ph. No., address etc). It is always advised that the user must log in to a well known legally approved site. Even if someone disturbs the user during chat we just need to press the ignore option and that’s the end of it.So, flirting- dating-sharing whatever may be the cases do it with dignity. No matter whatever your caste or gender is – its Tech Age – whenever you want to interact opt for online chat rooms.