Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Silicon Valley Dispatches Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Dec. 11--CASUAL CHAT BECAME INTERNATIONAL LOVE, CYBER-ELOPEMENT: Kaveri Katyal had big plans back in New Delhi.

Her modeling career was taking off. She'd backed that up with a master's degree in public relations. She'd won the Miss New Delhi title and was planning a run at Miss India. And, she had taken the time to learn to use a computer.

"I should at least know the basics," she says she said to herself.

The Internet changes everything. It's a cliche. But behind the big talk are little people. People such as Katyal, 22.

A friend told her about some chat software. She tried it.

"I frankly found it pretty boring," she says. But ...

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