Comments on: Is your website ready for a chat room? http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/ Community Building Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:23:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Can you afford not to offer community features? | Community Building http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/comment-page-1/#comment-19525 Can you afford not to offer community features? | Community Building Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:37:17 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/#comment-19525 [...] add value to websites, whether you should add a forum to your blog, and whether your website is ready for a chat room. In all three articles, I argued that whilst communities can add value to a website, they can only [...] [...] add value to websites, whether you should add a forum to your blog, and whether your website is ready for a chat room. In all three articles, I argued that whilst communities can add value to a website, they can only [...]

]]> By: Matt F http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/comment-page-1/#comment-16195 Matt F Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:49:17 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/#comment-16195 A chat room is great for a social networking or online dating. Users want a connection straight away. A chat service adds that extra dimension for websites with active members. Its a far better option than a forum in that a chat room is in now time. The chat rooms on my site are set up and operated by the members so this cuts out my involvment as far as moderation goes. A chat room is great for a social networking or online dating. Users want a connection straight away. A chat service adds that extra dimension for websites with active members. Its a far better option than a forum in that a chat room is in now time. The chat rooms on my site are set up and operated by the members so this cuts out my involvment as far as moderation goes.

]]> By: Martin Reed - Blog Author http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/comment-page-1/#comment-15766 Martin Reed - Blog Author Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:59:38 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/#comment-15766 <strong>Nice Guy</strong> - Forums are probably easier to develop than chat rooms, simply because they do not rely on simultaneous connections to be successful. That being said, it is still a challenge to develop a successful forum! Nice Guy – Forums are probably easier to develop than chat rooms, simply because they do not rely on simultaneous connections to be successful. That being said, it is still a challenge to develop a successful forum!

]]> By: nice guy http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/comment-page-1/#comment-15731 nice guy Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:11:43 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/#comment-15731 I would setup a forum instead of a chat room. I believe that would make more qualitative content from participants, also being available for anyone to read at anytime, not just during a chat session. I would setup a forum instead of a chat room. I believe that would make more qualitative content from participants, also being available for anyone to read at anytime, not just during a chat session.

]]> By: Martin Reed - Blog Author http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/comment-page-1/#comment-15007 Martin Reed - Blog Author Sun, 25 May 2008 15:18:06 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/#comment-15007 <strong>Tara</strong> - Hmm I wonder why psychic chat rooms would attract a higher than normal number of abusive users; maybe the troublemakers think it is more fun to bully people with interests in those kind of subjects. Do you moderate your chat room? I am sure that if you ensured a staff member was present as often as possible you could significantly reduce the amount of abuse, and make the chat rooms far more pleasant for your members. Tara – Hmm I wonder why psychic chat rooms would attract a higher than normal number of abusive users; maybe the troublemakers think it is more fun to bully people with interests in those kind of subjects. Do you moderate your chat room? I am sure that if you ensured a staff member was present as often as possible you could significantly reduce the amount of abuse, and make the chat rooms far more pleasant for your members.

]]> By: Tara Nigma http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/comment-page-1/#comment-14965 Tara Nigma Thu, 22 May 2008 22:00:45 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/#comment-14965 I run a blog site called Psychic Chat Online and have found that although most of the community is full of beautiful and down to earth people, there is still an unusually high percentage of very disturbed people who will diligently use and chat, forum or PM system to harass our members. I've heard this is similar in the paranormal community as well. Sites like Anybodythere.net and I Am Haunted have definitely had problems with this soft of thing. I run a blog site called Psychic Chat Online and have found that although most of the community is full of beautiful and down to earth people, there is still an unusually high percentage of very disturbed people who will diligently use and chat, forum or PM system to harass our members.

I’ve heard this is similar in the paranormal community as well. Sites like Anybodythere.net and I Am Haunted have definitely had problems with this soft of thing.

]]> By: Martin Reed - Blog Author http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/comment-page-1/#comment-14821 Martin Reed - Blog Author Mon, 12 May 2008 17:51:26 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/#comment-14821 <strong>Dan</strong> - I am still not convinced as to the benefits of shout-boxes; they just don't seem to add any value to a community website. What do your members use it for, and what function does it provide that your forums don't? Dan – I am still not convinced as to the benefits of shout-boxes; they just don’t seem to add any value to a community website. What do your members use it for, and what function does it provide that your forums don’t?

]]> By: dan http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/comment-page-1/#comment-14805 dan Sun, 11 May 2008 18:01:55 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/#comment-14805 I use it only on 1 community, it's a persistent shout-box. We never had to moderate except remind people not to do the wallpaper effect... The issues I see with it are more psychological - the shoutbox tends to be active only by a selected group of people, we struggle with how to get more people there.. I use it only on 1 community, it’s a persistent shout-box. We never had to moderate except remind people not to do the wallpaper effect… The issues I see with it are more psychological – the shoutbox tends to be active only by a selected group of people, we struggle with how to get more people there..

]]> By: Martin Reed - Blog Author http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/comment-page-1/#comment-14625 Martin Reed - Blog Author Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:41:48 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/#comment-14625 <strong>Carl-Johan Sveningsson</strong> - I think you need to choose the most user friendly and accessible chat solution for your audience. Try out all the technologies you are considering through the eyes of someone that has never accessed a chat room before. Get friends and family to take a look at what you are considering and ask for their feedback. Make sure that whatever solution you go with is easy to use, reliable and scalable. Carl-Johan Sveningsson – I think you need to choose the most user friendly and accessible chat solution for your audience. Try out all the technologies you are considering through the eyes of someone that has never accessed a chat room before. Get friends and family to take a look at what you are considering and ask for their feedback. Make sure that whatever solution you go with is easy to use, reliable and scalable.

]]> By: Carl-Johan Sveningsson http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/comment-page-1/#comment-14585 Carl-Johan Sveningsson Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:59:28 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/is-your-website-ready-for-a-chat-room/#comment-14585 Very interesting indeed, I am however a bit more curious about what technologies people use. As I am currently running an independent initiative for the Swedish Young Scientists Foundation not strictly connected to one site or such, I have opted for two complementary technologies - <a href="irc://chat.freenode.net/fuf.org">IRC chat</a> and <a href="http://shorl.com/sadrutegrugrodi">Skype public chat</a>, trying to cover as much as possible of the audience and have them return as it should plug in to their everyday IM programs. I have realized that maybe this reasoning has it's flaws as well though, such as that many are not used to IRC nor Skype, to which I will initially create a ChatZilla install-and-connect screencast to show just how simple it is - but do you think I should opt for some other technology, such as maybe <a href="http://jwchat.sourceforge.net/">Jabber web chat</a> or even more obscure chat rooms? Very interesting indeed, I am however a bit more curious about what technologies people use.

As I am currently running an independent initiative for the Swedish Young Scientists Foundation not strictly connected to one site or such, I have opted for two complementary technologies – IRC chat and Skype public chat, trying to cover as much as possible of the audience and have them return as it should plug in to their everyday IM programs.

I have realized that maybe this reasoning has it’s flaws as well though, such as that many are not used to IRC nor Skype, to which I will initially create a ChatZilla install-and-connect screencast to show just how simple it is – but do you think I should opt for some other technology, such as maybe Jabber web chat or even more obscure chat rooms?

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