How would you characterize a G-chat conversation versus an msn/aim/yahoo/other chat platform conversation?
My observations:
1) Higher prevalence of usage of deadpan/dry humor, irony
2) More neutralized, homogenous online “personas”
3) Greater tendency for people to “vanish” (end a conversation mid-stream without saying goodbye, etc.), perhaps due to increased distractability/multitasking of users
Subquestion: how has G-chat changed your communications and relationships?
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