Tag: CHAT

MyCyberTwin is an Australian social network that allows users to create their very own digital doppelgängers, capable of autonomously interacting and chatting with their friends. It may sound like a convenient way to avoid socializing online, but, before signing up, you should probably check out this lengthy analysis from Joanne McNeil at Tomorrow Museum. "It's not that a conversation ...

If you spend a lot of your time chatting with your friends on Facebook, you'd better be on the lookout for a gang of spammers that appears to be hijacking accounts and spreading its stupid little surveys via instant messages. All Facebook's Jackie Cohen recently received one of these spammy chats from a friend who wasn't even online at the time, inviting her to click on a link to receive a ...

Chris Hansen thrust chat rooms, and their inherent dangers, into the national consciousness with his legendary 'To Catch a Predator' sting operations on 'Dateline.' Despite Hansen's admirable and alarmingly successful crackdowns, chatting online definitely remains a perilous endeavor, particularly for kids. To combat the dangers, both parents and children need to familiarize themselves with ...

Ironically enough, perhaps the only thing more emotionally painful than attending a funeral is having to miss one. But grieving friends and family in one Brazilian town are now able to say goodbye to their departed loved ones from anywhere in the world -- as long as they have an Internet connection, and some extra cash. The Gonzaga funeral home, located in the city of Governador Valadares, has ...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then maybe we should let dump.fm do the talking. The image-based chat service is the brainchild of Ryder Ripps and the result of his collaboration with Scott Ostler of MIT Exhibit and Tim Baker of Delicious, all three part of the ever-growing group of young artists raised in a digital age. Ripps describes dump.fm as a "platform for real-time image ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines.... According to a Financial Times report, Google has been in talks with major studios about a pay-per-view YouTube movie service. [From: Financial Times] Funny cat photo entrepreneur Ben Huh offered to purchase Reddit from Condé Nast following last week's Prop 19 ad brouhaha. [From: The Next Web] Foursquare just passed the 3 ...

Andrey Ternovskiy, creator of the infamous Chatroulette, has taken down his site. Perhaps due to the pervasive presence of penii on the cam-sharing network, Ternovskiy writes, "The experiment #1 is over for now. Thanks for participating – Redesigned and updated version of the website will be launched tomorrow." (With fewer phalli?) Shawn Fanning, creator of Napster and CR adviser, has also ...

Upon its unveiling, Wangroulette Chatroulette immediately elicited a dramatic response from both casual social networkers and tech pundits for its revolutionary, albeit randomly ridiculous, method of instant and arbitrary interaction. Just as quickly, though -- and perhaps even more swiftly -- skeezy pervs tainted the site's rapid-fire webcam conversations with an overwhelming glut of genitals. ...

Despite being a powerful force in the global smartphone market, Nokia has really struggled to capture much of a share in the U.S. Similarly, Yahoo!, once a dominating force in search and other Web services, has quickly became an also-ran. Its e-mail and other Web apps have fallen behind those offered by Google, and its search service has all but been retired, now merely offering re-branded ...

"Get a yellow nylon rope, about eight feet. That is all you need. And look around your apartment for somewhere to hang from. I can help you with the cam when you need to." That's what William Melchert-Dinkel, a 47-year-old nurse from Faribault, Minnesota, told 18-year-old Nadia Kajouji on March 6, 2008. Kajouji, who had been chatting with Melchert-Dinkel online about her suicidal thoughts, went ...

According to the AP, Skype plans to roll out a beta version of a new group video chat feature, which will let as many as five users talk simultaneously. While the feature won't cost a dime, for right now anyway, you will have to be a Windows user to enjoy it. Skype has said, though, that it will introduce the feature to Mac users later this year. You better get it while you can, too; Neil ...

A lot has happened since Windows first launched its Live Messenger instant messaging service 14 years ago. Social networking has expanded digital communication beyond simple text, and smartphone technology has expanded it beyond the computer. In response, then, Windows has decided to revamp Live Messenger in the hopes of bringing it up to speed with a rapidly changing landscape. Windows ...

With AIM and Yahoo! Messenger, Gchat and Facebook chat, BlackBerry's Messenger just seems like another way to get reached by the teeming hordes. Very few people seem to use it, and those that are interested don't even know how to get it started. Yet, much like the top secret "Cult of Jeep" -- something that apparently happens to Jeep drivers where they all seem to psychically understand each ...

Configuring your e-mail account can seem daunting, but most BlackBerry models have an easy-to-run setup program, either on the homescreen or in the 'Set Up Wizard.' If you are turning on your phone for the first time, the 'Set Up Wizard' may just automatically run. If not, head to the 'Set Up' icon, which looks like a phone with a gear next to it, and select it. Depending on your personal ...

There are several ways to make a phone call using a BlackBerry. 1. Traditional Dialing From the main screen enter numbers as you would a traditional phone and then hit the green 'Call' button. To end a call hit the red button. And if you hadn't noticed them, the numbers are grouped like a traditional keypad above the letter keys. 2. Dial by Name If a phone number is already programmed ...