I've known twitter as a port to people all over the world and to meet and chat with new people.
From the psychcentral.com
Inugirl is the hip hostess in her party room, one of thousands of virtual rooms that players can visit in the new Habbo Hotel, an animated virtual chat world for teens.
From the time.com
The goal of the network is to connect users to new people from around the world, and to those who are looking to chat.
From the techcrunch.com
In particular, the new hire must click with Ripa in the host chat, the morning set-piece where the co-hosts talk about what's going on out in the world and in their personal lives.