These immensely popular computer programs, which let users exchange short text messages with online buddies in real time, are no haven for private chatter.

即时通讯这种电脑程序现在极为普及，通过它，用户能够在网上与朋友用简短的文字进行即时交流。然而这个工具并不是私人交谈的密室。

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I think I would feel very isolated if didn't have my online blog buddies.

我想我会感到非常孤立，如果没有我的网上博客哥儿们。

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Choose whether or not to display notices when your buddies come online.

选择当联系人联机时是否显示通知。

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But, fun as it is to choose gifts from a catalogue to send to online buddies, what happens when you want to send something more specific?

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For example, soon after the first "Ted" trailer went online, Fizziology observed that a lot of the online chatter about it centered on the "Thunder Buddies" song, which Mr. Wahlberg sings with the bear while in bed.

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The services will allow users to perform basic messaging functions such as signing in to and out of the system, sending and receiving messages from buddies, adding new buddies to their list, and finding out who is available online.

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