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4 July, 2008 Chatmag News.If you’ve been in one of the many Gorean IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channels, you know Gor can be a hard place. Online Goreans adhere to a strict code of conduct, and many IRC channels attempt to follow to the letter the works of John Norman, author of the Gor series.

Gorean IRC channels, rife with online role playing, now has an added dimension not envisioned by Norman. Internet Radio.

The Tempest, an online radio station owned by  the`Rose, a Gorean Free Woman, serves up “Eclectic Music and adult entertainment” to listeners in #thetempestradio and #koroban_kaverns. Koroban Kaverns is one of the oldest continuously operating Gorean channels found on the Bondage IRC network.

According to the`Rose, The Tempest Radio is “Playing our favorite music for our friends”.

stormtunes, the Tempest Radio bot, resides in the IRC channels, and is configured to message users as they join the channel, giving them simple instructions to tune in. The bot also announces what is currently playing. To tune in to The Tempest Radio, listeners click a link to open their Winamp, or other music player.

Most IRC users, Gorean or not, are consummate multi-taskers, and it is common to be listening to music while chatting. Internet radio stations give the listener greater opportunity to guide the selections, by their ability to “talk” with the radio bot, and request their favorite tunes.

the`Rose also treats listeners with a “bedtime story”. The stories are generally Gorean themed, and adults only.

Next time you’re in an IRC channel and see “stormtunes”, message the bot and tune in, it is well worth the listen.

–Chatmag News Staff–

External Links:

Koroban Kaverns.

Tune in The Tempest Radio.

23 June, 2007 Chatmag News.Counterculture comedian George Carlin has died of heart failure at age 71. Carlin, famous for his comedy routine “Seven Words You Cannot Say On Television” passed away Sunday afternoon.

George Carlin was a Veteran and joined the United States Air Force, training as a radar technician. He was stationed at Barksdale AFB in Bossier City, Louisiana.

According to Wikipedia:
 

“George Denis Patrick Carlin[16] (May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008) was a Grammy-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, and author.

Carlin was especially noted for his political and black humor and his observations on language, psychology, and religion along with many taboo subjects. Carlin and his “Seven Dirty Words” comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a narrow 5-4 decision by the justices affirmed the government’s right to regulate Carlin’s act on the public airwaves.”

–Chatmag News Staff–

External Links:

Chatmag’s Forum. George Carlin.

Wikipedia.org George Carlin.

Recently we were asked to upgrade a live Internet chat room for a talk radio station in California. The station had a small Java chat program that would hold no more than 25 users at a time. They found that a number of their listeners were unable to join in on the online conversation. We provided the station with a chat room capable of handling hundreds of users, with more administrative and user features than their previous chat room.

For the past ten years, Chatmag has offered Moderator Services for Internet discussion boards, and we are extending our services to include fully managed live Internet chat rooms.

Traditional broadcast medium talk radio has been an excellent venue for listeners to become involved, however, the Internet is drawing listeners away at a rapid pace. Those talk radio stations that currently maintain an Internet presence retain listeners, giving them the news and information they need. Internet discussion forums and live chat take that a step further by continuing the conversations well past the end of a talk radio show host’s time allocation.

Sites such as Blogtalkradio.com are drawing listeners away from broadcast media at a fast pace. Blogtalkradio.com began in May of 2006 and combines a talk radio host and live callers with an Internet chat room, blog and forum. It currently holds an Alexa ranking of 16,789. The rise of Internet talk radio sites demonstrates a need for listener participation not being fully met by broadcast talk radio.

The buzz surrounding “Web2.0″ centers on social networking via the Internet. Internet discussion combined with broadcast media talk radio, forms a winning combination by retaining listeners, giving them the opportunity to voice their concerns, questions and opinions. Internet discussion keeps listeners on your site, creating “stickiness”.

Adding a live Internet chat room or forum is a very simple process at the station web site end, by simply adding a link on your site pointing to the Internet chat or forum. The chat room landing page would have the look and feel of your existing site. We offer total management of the chat room or forums, providing the necessary software and administrators, to allow your listeners and host to discuss their particular topic without the bother of being a chat room operator. Or in the case of a forum, working with your staff to configure the forum to your needs.

Your listeners need not download any special software to utilize the Internet chat, it uses Java technology, which is standard in modern  Internet browsers. All they need do is click one link, enter a chat nickname, and join in on the conversation.

Please feel free to contact me either by email or by telephone at anytime to discuss your stations web site and needs. I’d be happy to discuss adding Internet chat and discussion services to your station web site, at your convenience.

Thank you,

Peter J. Carr
Owner
Chatmag

editor@chatmag.com

9 April, 2008 Chatmag News.This particular email is making the rounds, disguised as a “News Story” from several reputable organizations.

The email points to a video hosted on several web sites in Eastern Europe. A check of one web site using Firefox popped up a Security Warning that the site was a “Phishing” site, designed to steal personal information.

Do not click on any link from any email with the Subject Line: “Major Problems have been occured at San Clemente Nucklear Power Station.”

–Chatmag News Staff–

External Link:

San Onofre (San Clemente, Ca.) Nuclear Generating Station.

We’ve launched our new Personals site, ChatmagPersonals.com

ChatmagPersonals is totally free, featuring chat, forums, and profiles, so join up today.

The Gorean Unity Spring 2008 Charity Event will benefit Operation Smile, a pediatric medical charity that performs life changing surgery for infants and children suffering from facial birth defects (cleft palate or hare lip).  Since doctors and nurses donate their services, the cost for each surgery is just $245.00. We hope to donate enough money for three children to have surgery during Operation Smile’s spring and summer missions.

To raise funds, Gorean Unity has launched Gorean Unity auctions on eBay. From now until March 15, we will have weekly auctions featuring apparel, books, CD’s, gift cards, jewelry, perfume and other items. Because we have partnered with eBay Giving Works and MissionFish.org, eBay will waive all listing and seller’s fees for our charity auctions. One hundred percent of sales will go directly to Operation Smile. Please consider bidding to support this cause. Gorean Unity’s auctions can be found at:

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZgoreanunityauctions

In addition, Gorean Books will donate 10% of every book sold through March 16 to Operation Smile. Gorean Books has over 700 Gor and other books for sale, including rare first editions and copies autographed by John Norman and some of the cover artists. You can find their eBay auctions at
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZgoreanbooks \For a current inventory of books, please email gorean_books at yahoo.com.

Somewhere in the world tonight, a child is waiting to have surgery.  Waiting because his or her parents are poor or proper surgical care is not available. A Cleft Palate makes it difficult for infants to feed, breathe and thrive. In older children, the condition results in speech impediments, developmental delays and prevents them from eating and drinking normally. They are teased and shunned by their peers.  Together, our Community can change the life of a child forever.
                       

For more information about Operation Smile and their good works, or to make a personal, tax deductible donation, please visit their website at:
                       www.operationsmile.org

Details on the Spring Event will be announced in mid-February or you can contact Gorean Unity at Nemesys at goreanunity.org or visit
                       www.goreanunity.org.

2 February 2008 Chatmag News.The Palm Springs Ca. case against alleged Internet predator James Philbrick has ended in a plea bargain. Mr. Philbrick had been shown on the Dateline NBC “To Catch a Predator” reality series, and subsequently tried in a California court.

Mr. Philbrick maintained that the chat room and private conversations were  “role play” and that he was not an Internet predator. In the plea, Mr. Philbrick received 3 Years probation and ordered to wear an ankle monitor for 90 days. Mr. Philbrick will not have to register as a sex offender, according to the terms of the plea.

The owner of Chatmag.com, Peter J. Carr, had been retained by the defense attorneys as a potential expert witness and had been gathering screen shots and chat logs to be presented into evidence, should they have been required.

According to a statement by Mr. Carr, “The evidence I had obtained by daily visits to the particular AOL chat room involved would of, I believe, demonstrated to the court that role play was a common occurrence. There were many instances of solicitation in the open chat room for persons who enjoyed “age play”. Working on the Philbrick case has resulted in a personal loss to myself, however I am glad of the final outcome, as far as Mr. Philbrick is concerned.”

–Chatmag News–

As you all know, someone brought down the Chatmag server, and we’ve been working on getting everything back online.

The old blog style will be back this weekend, and new blog posts forthcoming.

We will not be intimidated by morons, players, immature little girls, or bullies