chatting help?

Question

I am doing a speech on chatting due tomorrow.I have searched the web for some information but i found very little.
I want to list out the dos and donts and want to quote some incidents which happened during chatting.
Any bit of information about chatting would be useful and also any experiences

Answer 1

Here's one interesting site!
http://www.chatdanger.com/chat/

I am just adding this...

A chat room is a virtual space that allows people to have real-time conversations across borders and time zones about a range of topics. Chat rooms can be a great way for children to gain exposure to many different kinds of people, but all too often children gain exposure to the wrong kinds of people. Cyberspace sexual abusers operate the same way on-line as pedophiles in real life; they "groom" the child and create a sense of trust and friendship allowing the child to let down their self-protective instincts. When the time is right, the predator seeks to arrange a one-on-one encounter. The following tips may help keep children out of harm's way:

Do surprise checks on your children while they are online.
Locate the computer in a common family space.

Discourage children from giving out any personal information (this includes e-mail addresses and passwords).

Inform children that they should never make arrangements to meet in person with someone they met online, nor should they exchange phone numbers with online "friends".

Children should avoid opening e-mails from addresses they do not recognize.

General Chatroom Safety
Do talk only to people you know on the Internet.
Do keep your user profile private.
Do log off when you are finished chatting.
Don't meet anyone in person that you have met in a chatroom.
Don't give out your phone number to anyone you have met in a chatroom.

Answer 2

Try this link. It has a lot of information

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/chat/chatnet.htm

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/chat/chatrules.htm

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/chat/chatemoticons.htm

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/chatindex.htm