< ![endif]–> These are one of the most popular ways to make connections with real people over the Internet.
A chat room is basically an interactive message board that allows live, online conversation for two or more users.
When you use a chat room, whatever you type appears in the main screen next to your login name or handle or avatar. Other users will appear in the main screen with their messages next to their handles.
Most chat rooms have a specific topic that everyone will discuss. However, other chat rooms are simply for meeting other people. There are some chat rooms that are designed as intricate 3-D environments, where you select an avatar that will represent you in the virtual meeting place.
There are also forums and groups online for you to join to chat about topics of mutual interest. They can be an excellent marketing tool if used carefully and you market unobtrusively through a simple signature line in your postings which points to your url.
