Syntax highlighting of ChirpChirp

= ChirpChirp =
||<tablestyle="float:right;" :-2>'''Alicorn ChirpChirp'''||
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||<:-2>''instant messaging service''||
||<style="font-size:48px;line-height:100%;" :-2>💬||
||developer || [[Collusion]] ~-(1995-1999)-~<<BR>>[[Alicorn Systems]] ~-(1999-present)-~||
||platform||PC ~-([[PrincOS]])-~<<BR>>mobile ~-([[PegasOS]], [[FaeFone]])-~<<BR>>web||

'''ChirpChirp''' is an instant messaging platform popular in Centralia. Initially released in 1995 by [[Collusion]], the product was acquired by [[Alicorn Systems]] following Collusion's 1999 dissolution and remains in active development. Alicorn offers dedicated ChirpChirp clients for PC and mobile operating systems, as well as a web-based interface.

Today, ChirpChirp is used both for personal communication and by businesses and institutions. One notable institution employing ChirpChirp is [[Dame Adorabelle's Academy]], which provides all students, faculty, and staff with [[ChirpChirp]] accounts, though users must report in person to the school's lone computer lab to activate their acccounts. [[Princess Alice]] has been known to use her school account for ''all'' communications, even those that would seem better suited for a personal or governmental account. [[TzeTze]] doesn't bother to correct her on it, because he prefers IRC anyways.

In 2023, Alicorn released the [[ChirpChirp]] protocol as a free and open standard, allowing for federation with third-party server implementations.

== See also ==

 * [[Blathr]], social networking service