http://www.bianca.com

Bianca's Smut Shack is a shack, and yes, there is smut. But don't let the name throw you off -- this is a place where real-time web-based chat has brought people together, day after day. Many Bianca fans log into the Smut Shack several times daily to touch base with their buddies in one of several rooms (bathroom, kitchen, parlor, bedroom, etc.), moving from room to room via the graphical WWW interface. An underlying reason for Bianca Smut Shack's ability to sustain meaningful conversation is that in order to get a handle, that is, a unique user name within Bianca's universe, you need to provide proof that you are over 18 years of age. Not that younger people do not have eloquent contributions to make to chat environments, but the age cut off tempers the sexually oriented nature of the site. The Smut Shack spins out of virtual community -- people meet for reasons smutty and more innocent as a result of their encounters, and the BiancaTrolls set up camp at Burning Man. "The whole damn shack was there," says a witness. Bianca's Smut Shack was one of the first interactive sites on the Web and still retains a loyal following. - J.S.D

subject matter: general conversation, sexuality

regional affiliation: global

format: chat

language: English

cost: no cost to read chat; $10.00 per year to claim a name and be able to post with an identity in the Smut Shack.