online chatroom conversation in which all members participate publicly
a message privately sent to one chatroom participant only, not to the rest of the chatroom participants
polite, courteous online behavior
chatroom
flaming
real-time communication over the Internet
private massage
netiquette
sending messages meant to hurt someone's feelings
a "virtual" room in which you send messages that appear almost instantly on the device screens of the other people who are participating in the chat or discussion
IM slang
usually not someone's real name, but the name the person uses in the chatroom
username
spamming
community chat
instant messaging (IM)
new word phrase in the form of abbreviations invented for faster online communication
sending a message to many e-mail addresses of people you don't know
