2003-06-11
... ? BW Online | June 10, 2003 | The Net: Now, Folks Can't Live Without ItAt There, which is basically a virtual place for hanging out, a human assumes an online identity -- an avatar. For instance, Tate runs a clothing design business at There, whereas in reality she's starting a film production company. Visitors can chat while adopting the persona of a cartoon-like character that talks by spouting bubbles or by using voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) to speak to another person.
