There are also thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people around the globe chatting with others through the wonders of e-mail and chat rooms. Better close the door and shut down the computer. Libel chill has just reached cyberspace. And, baby, it's cold outside. One of the real turn-ons of the Net is that you are invisible if you choose to be.
Most people choose a silly pseudonym when they venture into a chat room.
But this isn't about teenage lust. It's about the future of major corporations. There are many chat rooms devoted to discussing the performance of public and private companies. The chats are sometimes informative and sometimes full of rude insults and wild accusations. Topics can include everything from a company's quarterly performance, to a news story that appeared in FP today, to relevant or scandalous comments about individual executives.