Possible Clues:

• 'Then again ...,' to a texter
• 'Then again,' in a blog comment
• Texter's "alternatively"
• Texter's "Alternatively"
• Internet shortening to introduce a different view
• 'Then again in a chat room,'
• Alternatively, in texts
• Texter's 'Then again, ...'
• "Alternatively," in a tweet
• Texter's "alternately"