AOL chat rooms , popular in the 90 's and early 2000 's , are less so today thanks to new technology . Chat rooms helped the user communicate rapidly with others like themselves . It only took 23 people to fill a chat room . Nowadays , social networks ' chat rooms let people exchange in real time with their friends . Still , some services like Twitter and Linked In thrive on private conversations between strangers .
AOL chat rooms , popular in the 90 's and early 2000 's , are less so today thanks to new technology . Chat rooms helped the user communicate rapidly with others like themselves . Nowadays , social networks ' chat rooms let people exchange in real time with their friends . Still , some services like Twitter and Linked In thrive on private conversations between strangers .