You could then possibly message to an individual buyer with our coming private chat or send out a tweet to your followers all for free.

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Instead of full service subscription fees, Chinese online gaming firms offer more a la carte choices such as access to private chat rooms or avatar costume selection.

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In private chat, you can share your current location, pin-mapped.

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This type of post is different from a Facebook wall post or even a chat with a private group chat app.

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"This will be epic, " said anonsacco on Jan. 14, 2012, in a private online chat room, according to a transcript in one of the charging documents.

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"People need room to chat in private, " Thompson says.

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