Chatting in AOL
America Online's chats are one of the service's most popular features. Chat rooms are all over AOL. You'll find chat rooms in forums to discuss just about any topic the service offers.
Just choose a channel from the list on the left side of your AOL screen and you'll be able to find chats within that area of interest. For example, take the Parenting channel. If you click on the Parenting button, you'll find a special “Moms” area inside. Go there, and you'll find a Chat Now button. Click it, and you'll have a wide range of chatting options (see Figure 6.4—everything from a special chat for disabled moms to chats about dealing with teenagers (good luck), and so on.
Figure 6.4. AOL's chats are specialized by topic, so you can meet ...
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