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Online chat
Another popular Internet culture manifestation at that time was online
chat. A journey from mIRC to Windows Live Messenger (MSN) to Discord.
What does chat mean? Chat means informal conversation. Online chat,
on the other hand, is communication where people send text and
images over the internet in real time. In this communication, the parties
are expected to respond quickly to the messages.
Although online chat systems were first created in the USA in 1973, its use
began to become widespread in the 1990s and has evolved and
continued to exist until today.
In the world of online chat, which has its own rules, the rules are called
chatiquette (chat etiquette). For example, one of these etiquette rules is
not to write messages using only capital letters.
JUST LIKE THIS. (っ◕‿◕)っ.
One of the important parts of this culture is the acronyms used while
messaging. There is even an online dictionary where you can learn those
acronyms and slang words of the internet world. It's called the Urban
Dictionary.
Some of these acronyms and slang words are;
AFAIK → As Far As I Know
AFK → Away From the Keyboard
BRB → Be Right Back
FYI → For Your Information
IMHO → In My Humble Opinion
IRL → In Real Life
JK → Just Kidding
LOL → Laughing Out Loud
OMG → Oh, My God