About Yahoo Chat

Yahoo Chat has been a popular communication tool since it first made its debut on the world wide web. Discovering all that Yahoo Chat can really do by learning how it really works, how to create a Yahoo Chat account and a brief history of the foundation of Yahoo Chat will help gain more of an overall insight into the virtual world of online communication.

The Facts

Yahoo Chat works by allowing Yahoo users to be able to talk to each other over their computer screen by logging on to the Internet and then entering into a chat room with other users and talking at the same time by typing text on the keyboard. Each user in the chat room can see what everyone has to say. Users can also chat privately with other users by opening up a pop up window. If Yahoo messenger is downloaded to the user's computer desktop, he may also chat through finding friends and chatting through the messenger device.

Features

Yahoo Chat is run by an IRC which stands for Internet Relay Chat. Internet Relay Chat means that users can conference or talk in a synchronous fashion. IRC is considered an open protocol which includes using TCP and TLS. An IRC allows each user's server to connect to multiple other servers, therefore creating a real time chat opportunity for every yahoo user who has a Yahoo ID and can sign in to either yahoo chat or yahoo messenger. Yahoo Chat users can also use emoticons or HTML symbols to create things such as smiley faces and animated text to be able to communicate.

History of

Yahoo Chat was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January of 1994. Both Jerry and David attended Stanford University together and were friends before they started the business venture they later named Yahoo. In 1998, Yahoo began growing by leaps and bounds and to keep up with the growing demand of the pre-dot com bubble, Yahoo decided to take a chance and launch Yahoo Chat and Yahoo Messenge.

Benefits

Yahoo Chat quickly became popular as Yahoo users from all over the world are able to communicate in real time conversations via their computer keyboards from the comfort of their offices. Yahoo Chat continues to expand by offering Yahoo users the opportunity to chat with users in different age groups, cultural backgrounds and focused on different hobby and sports genres. Yahoo Chat is also widely used as a business tool for companies who wish to communicate from remote locations around the globe. Yahoo Chat is a free service that allows Yahoo users to log on and talk to other yahoo users simultaneously, depending on their Internet connection. Yahoo Chat continues to remain free due large in part to advertisers and investors.

Function

From the Yahoo home page, locate Yahoo services. From Yahoo services follow the prompts alphabetically to Yahoo Chat. A Yahoo ID is required to initiate the chat process. When prompted to sign in if a user does not have a Yahoo ID, a new one must be issued; at this time, follow the prompts to obtain a new Yahoo ID. Proceed to sign in to Yahoo Chat. From here the user will be prompted to download the latest version of Yahoo Chat and Yahoo Messenger. Once the download is complete, the user will be able to choose from the many chat rooms available and begin chatting with other Yahoo users.

Significance

Yahoo Chat users must also be 18 years of age or older to be permitted to chat in most chat rooms, although under age users are permitted to chat via instant messaging with their Yahoo Messenger. Yahoo Chat offers a way to stay in touch with family, friends and business associates no matter what location the Yahoo users are in. A cable modem modem or high speed Internet access works best for Yahoo Chat, preventing delay in response time and also lagging time in the chat rooms.

Resources

• Information on Yahoo
• Yahoo Chat