On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:20:00 -0400,  wrote:   
      
   >   Re: Internet in 1996: A guide for high school students   
   >   By: Nightfox to All on Tue Nov 01 2011 12:30 pm   
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   >  > I just found this article and thought it was interesting from a   
   >  > semi-historical perspective, and appropriate for sharing on a BBS:   
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   > "No one uses chat rooms anymore, though."   
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   > Hrmph.   
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   No, but unfortunately people abuse services like Twitter and Facebook,  =   
      
   treating "activity streams" as chatrooms :)   
      
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