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Free Chat Services
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TheFreeSite.com: Chat Freebies Chatting may be the single most popular activity on the Net, outside of E-mail. Below, TheFreeSite.com lists a roundup of the Web's best and most popular free chat programs and services. We also include some of the more cutting-edge programs that allow you to assume the form of an avatar and roam around a three-dimensional "virtual reality" world, chatting with others.
And we haven't left out Webmasters, either. We also list many of the top free services that allow you to easily set up your own chat room on your Web site. Send us E-mail if you'd like to submit a free chat program or service for us to consider for inclusion on TheFreeSite.com. |
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Chatzone
Here's a popular, family-friendly free chat channel that you can access via your browser. Chatzone is one of the more enduring IRC chat channels, dating back to 1996. It's aimed at English speakers who are at least 15 years old.
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Emoticon Monster
This site offers a nice collection of free, original emoticons and smileys that you can use with MSN Messenger, as well as other compatible instant messaging programs, E-mail clients, and message boards. New emoticons are added here regularly.
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FreeChatCode.com
Here, you can get a free Java-based chat room for your Web site. The chat rooms here are customizable, fast-loading and support an unlimited number of users.
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MSN-Emotions.net
Here, you will find a good collection of over 150 emoticons and backgrounds for use with MSN Messenger, the instant messaging client. Categories include animals, flags, letters, smileys, sports, weather, and more.
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MSN-Emotions.org
This site offers a nice collection of free emoticons (or "emotions") to spice up your correspondence with MSN Messenger, the instant messaging client. The site includes a helpful FAQ, as well as installation instructions. Categories include animals, cars, eyes, flags, hands, smileys and more.
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MSNavatars.net
This site offers a nice selection of free avatars, emoticons and display pictures for use with MSN Messenger, the instant messaging client.
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Tech Worlds
Here's a nifty free 3D voice chat community that lets you assume the form of an "avatar" (a virtual representation of yourself) and roam around VRML 3D virtual worlds. The avatars here have built-in lip sync animation, so voice chat is natural and intuitive.
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Skype
This free program lets you make unlimited free voice calls worldwide to other Skype users, via P2P (peer-to-peer) technology. Developed by the same team behind the popular file-sharing program Kazaa, Skype offers decent call quality and is easy to set up and use. (For Windows, Mac, Linux and Pocket PC).
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CyberNet Worlds
Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of 3D chat with CyberNet Worlds' free 3D chat browser. Here, you can roam around various colorful 3D landscapes, chatting with users from around the world and build your own virtual home. The CyberNet community also stages social events, parties and contests. (For Windows).
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Trillian Basic
Are you tired of having an instant messaging program that always seems to be incompatible with the ones your friends use? Trillian Basic is an outstanding freeware program that allows you to access any of the Web's five major instant-messaging services: AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and IRC. This new version adds useful features such as 128-bit encryption and group chat. It's free for non-commercial use. (For Windows).
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Active Worlds 3D chat
We think that this is one of the coolest freeware programs on the Web. It's a browser that lets you access AlphaWorld, a unique, 3D virtual community populated by real people. The Active Worlds universe boasts thousands of users who you can chat with. You can explore over 100 worlds in real-time, high-color graphics. You can even own land and create buildings on your property, from a simple house to an elaborate palace. (Available for Windows, Macs and Linux).
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ICQ
A must-have instant messaging and chat program from Israel that ranks as one of the Web's most useful freeware programs. ICQ's features could fill a book but the most important innovation it offers is "awareness" (the ability to determine whether other people are online at a given moment). Available for Windows, Macs and Palms.
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