| Web chats |
| AOL chats |
| Cybernotes |
| LOL venues |
| Pre-texts? |
| AOL pop-ups |
| Gchats, e.g. |
| AOL chitchat |
| AOL messages |
| OMG and TTYL |
| Net exchange |
| Virtual chats |
| AOL exchanges |
| Online exchange |
| Quick AOL chats |
| AOL communiqués |
| Brief exchanges? |
| Converses online |
| Online exchanges |
| Text convo parts |
| Texts, for short |
| Uses Gchat, e.g. |
| Gchat notes, e.g. |
| Real-time e-notes |
| Some AOL missives |
| Uses Slack, maybe |
| Web chat exchange |
| Contacts, in a way |
| Contacts digitally |
| Contacts virtually |
| Cybertalk elements |
| Uses ICQ or eBuddy |
| Uses WhatsApp, say |
| Writes to briefly? |
| Sends a quick word |
| Some AOL exchanges |
| AOL communications |
| AOL chat components |
| Online chats: Abbr. |
| Precursors to texts |
| Quick AOL exchanges |
| Some chats, briefly |
| E-mail alternatives |
| Cyberchats, briefly |
| AOL chats, for short |
| Connects with on AOL |
| AOL backs-and-forths |
| Chats with, PC-style |
| Alternatives to texts |
| Private AOL exchanges |
| Talks over Gmail, say |
| Texts and such: Abbr. |
| Online chats, briefly |
| Texts at the keyboard |
| Uses Gmail chat, e.g. |
| Alternatives to e-mail |
| Chats on-line, briefly |
| Contacts through Gmail |
| Net exchanges, briefly |
| Some AOL transmissions |
| Some strings of emojis |
| Uses Trillian, briefly |
| Some PC communications |
| Facebook notes, briefly |
| Some AOL communications |
| Sends notes to, via AOL |
| Some exchanges, quickly |
| Online chats, for short |
| Chats online, for short |
| Contacts online, briefly |
| Drops a line on Facebook |
| Gchat exchanges, briefly |
| Online chitchat, briefly |
| Online exchange, briefly |
| Private AOL chats: Abbr. |
| Real-time AOL chat notes |
| Sends an OMG or LOL, say |
| Some Gmail conversations |
| Types TBH or AFK, likely |
| Modern missives, briefly |
| Contacts via Skype, maybe |
| Gchat exchange, for short |
| Quick online chats: Abbr. |
| Quick online communiqués |
| Sends a note to, in a way |
| Quick online notes: Abbr. |
| Sends a quick note online |
| Online exchanges, briefly |
| Chats with, electronically |
| Google Hangout communiques |
| Modern missives, for short |
| notes u may type 2 ur bffs |
| On-line exchanges, briefly |
| They're faster than emails |
| Text precursors, for short |
| Contacts online, for short |
| Brief notes to a cyberbuddy |
| Contacts 21st century-style |
| Online chat bits, for short |
| Online exchanges, for short |
| Quick online notes, briefly |
| Sends a quick word, briefly |
| Sends an online text: Abbr. |
| They're faster than e-mails |
| Types "hey sup lol" to, say |
| Uses Facebook Chat, briefly |
| Quick texts on Gchat: Abbr. |
| Facebook exchanges, briefly |
| Brief notes to one's buddies |
| Notes from netizens, briefly |
| Pre-texting texts, for short |
| Some online chats, for short |
| Online text exchanges: Abbr. |
| Places to see "fwiw" and "btw |
| Quick online notes, for short |
| Relatives of texts, for short |
| Sends a quick text, for short |
| Sends an online text, briefly |
| Some on-line chats, for short |
| Uses Google Hangouts, briefly |
| They may be sent with smileys |
| Facebook exchanges, for short |
| Places to see smileys, briefly |
| Some digital chats, informally |
| Precursors to texts, for short |
| Casual communications, casually |
| Cellphones : texts :: PCs : ___ |
| Notes to an online buddy: Abbr. |
| Types notes to, back in the day |
| Has an online chat with, perhaps |
| Modern communications, for short |
| Much cybercommunication, briefly |
| Private on-line chats, for short |
| Sends a brief note online: Abbr. |
| Sends a quick note online: Abbr. |
| Online communications, for short |
| Brief notes on Google Talk: Abbr. |
| Contacts by cell, often, nowadays |
| Contacts electronically, in a way |
| Quick online conversations: Abbr. |
| Real-time online notes, for short |
| They often include "LOL" and "BRB |
| Transmits a quick cybermessage to |
| Online chat components, for short |
| On-line chat components, for short |
| Quick online communications: Abbr. |
| Sends a brief message online: Abbr. |
| Personal cyberspace exchanges: Abbr. |
| Certain chats, on the Internet: Abbr. |
| Some online communications, for short |
| Sends an online chat message to: Abbr. |
| Contacts while surfing the Web, perhaps |
| Chats with online via the keyboard: Abbr. |
| Contacts someone on a buddy list, perhaps |
| Modern communications of a sort, in brief |
| Sends a text via Facebook Chat, for short |
| Certain brand of rugged footwear, in slang |
| Text communications on the computer: Abbr. |
| Some Google Hangouts transmissions, briefly |
| Online chitchats that came before texts: Abbr. |
| Exchanges that may come with emoticons, briefly |
| GroupMe exchanges, briefly, and a hint to this puzzle's eight longest answers |