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.
--Chatmag News--
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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