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All about Instant Messaging

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Want to chat with your friends, relatives, and business partners over the web?  Download AOL’s instant messenger (IM) software (for FREE) at www.aim.com and chat with anyone you want for FREE.  And when you are “chatting”, impress the other person with your knowledge of IM abbreviations & emoticons:

Instant Messaging Abbreviations:

brb     = be right back
btw    = by the way
ic       = I see
imho   = in my humble opinion
l8r      = later
lmho   = laughing my head off
lol      = laughing out loud
np      = no problem
oic     = oh, I see
ttfn    = ta ta for now
t2ul8r  = talk to you later
ttyl     = talk to you later

Emoticons:

:-)            = happy
:-(            = sad
:-/ or :-\    = confused/concerned
:-O or :-@  = surprised
:-D            = very happy
;-)             = wink
;P              = sticking tongue out

Use FAVORITES from anywhere!

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Remember that time you were using someone else’s PC and you wanted to go to one of your FAVORITE sites on the internet but you couldn’t remember the name of the web site?  By using the services at www.backflip.com you can store all your FAVORITES out on the internet (in addition to having them on your personal computer) and it’s FREE!  Check it out!