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news:top_10_reasons_afternet_irc_is_better_than_im [2007/05/24 06:41]
rleland 		news:top_10_reasons_afternet_irc_is_better_than_im [2007/05/24 06:43]
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 ==== #6  More geeks around ==== ==== #6  More geeks around ====
 Because IRC started as a UNIX tool for geeks and university mainframe users, IRC has a tradition of technical chat. You can often find groups of people talking about anything from Linux and the software that runs on it, to designing games, to hobby electronics. Because IRC started as a UNIX tool for geeks and university mainframe users, IRC has a tradition of technical chat. You can often find groups of people talking about anything from Linux and the software that runs on it, to designing games, to hobby electronics.
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 ==== #5  Meet new people easily ==== ==== #5  Meet new people easily ====
-Finding new friends who can help you learn and grow on AIM is nearly impossible. All the conversations take place between 2 people who already knew each other.  In contrast, on IRC most conversations happen out in public, so you can get to know people even just by watching. By becoming a regular of a channel, you meet all sorts of other members who you would not have known to IM directly.+Finding new friends who can help you learn and grow on AIM is nearly impossible. All the conversations take place between two people who already know each other.  In contrast, on IRC most conversations happen out in public, so you can get to know people even just by watching. By becoming a regular of a channel, you meet all sorts of other members who you would not have known to IM directly.
  
  

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