I believe that internet chatspeak has progressed to the point where "lol" no longer means "laughing out loud." I rearly use chatspeak anymore in chatrooms or IM, but the few things I do use include:
lol (laughing out loud)
wb (welcome back, for when someone is disconnected but soon returns)
brb (be right back, when you're away from your desk but with come back soon)
nvm (nevermind)
ttyl (talk to you later, used when leaving)
rofl (rolling on floor laughing, when something is *really* funny)
omg (oh my god)
wtf (what the fuck)
ftw (for the win!)
Well, in any case, I think that lol has been reduced to a chuckle. That's about the most I'll get out of it. It's also become a filler when there is nothing to say in response but you want to let the person know you laughed/chuckled/smiled/at least thought it was funny.
That's about all I have to say. Just thought I'd mark this occasion in interwebz history.
~Yoyo
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