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13 August 2006 Chatmag News.

I've been trying to get away from snakes, lots of snakes.

Part of my responsibility at Chatmag is to find new chat rooms and forums on a particular subject, and lately its been a nightmare. While doing both updates and new chat topics, I preview chat channels and discussions to ensure that they are on topic. The topic editors and I work to ensure that a link to a particular site is valid for that subject, but that's not what has me concerned.

Lately I've been running into snakes, no matter which discussion forum I'm previewing. People who are in chat channels unrelated to entertainment are discussing the upcoming film, "Snakes on a Plane' from New Line Cinema.

I'm usually found on Freenode, an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) network that focuses on Open Source, Wiki, 'Blogs and other geeky type discussions. I'm everywhere else in chat networks, but only for a few minutes at a time, Freenode is my home network, the one I'm always logged into while working.

In the middle of a conversation regarding the technical details of keeping an image on a web site under control, or the merits of one code versus another, someone will mention "Snakes on a Plane", generally in a humorous vein. SoaP is the new "buzz word". Sorry, but I had to say that.

With all the press lately regarding alleged predators in chat rooms, we forget that there are literally millions of chat channels and forums out there, and people talk about an infinite variety of topics. Whether it's a cooking, parenting, or political discussion, people tend to talk about what's hot this week, and "Snakes on a Plane" is hot.

And that's the "buzz", er, "hiss", from Chatmag this week.

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External Links:

Chatmag's 'Blog. "Snakes on a Plane".

Chatmag's "Snakes on a Plane" Discussion Forum.

New Line Cinema, "Snakes on a Plane".

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