IM etiquette

Came across this interesting video here and found it pretty funny. Here's a few silly, but possibly useful, tips for chatting online.

1) Start with a hello or some other clever greeting
2) Try not to trail off - It will calm their insecurities that you are purposely ignoring them
3) Use your away messages - Or you'll end up with a bajillion windows open
4) When you're back on that computer, change your away status - your boyfriend may wonder why your lunch date w/ a "male friend" lasted FOUR hours
5) Go invisible if you don't want to be bothered - (I tend to just shut it off to prevent any distractions)
6) Let people know when you're signing off - It's common courtesy. You wouldn't walk away from a real life conversation without saying goodbye would you???

There you have it, some tips to online chatting. If you think of others, feel free to comment.