Building a better mousetrap (Chat room)

[Jennie@ifish]

Just looked into ichat and recieved this e mail.. Since this is becoming a real community project, read on and give me some feed back about this program.
With your help analyzing what we want, etc, we can better serve you.

here it is::

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Jennie:

Thank you for your interest in ichat.

Ichat applications provides an open and uniquely customizable platform
for providing valuable communications to a widely disbursed audience.
With over 3,000 organizations using the ichat applications,
ichat is the undisputed leader in technology that allows a Web site to
easily offer, maintain and propagate chat areas and threaded discussion
forums. Whether it's a private interest group or several thousand
attending an on-line event. For site managers, the increase in traffic,
both in volume and duration, provides an outstanding medium for
advertising and brand building activities.

ichat ROOMS adds interactive, real time and completely integrated
communications to an Web site or corporate Intranet. ROOMS facilitates
online collaborative environments that add tremendous value to an
otherwise static sites. ROOMS can clearly offer a leading solution for
online information exchange.

Some good demo sites include
http://www.indya.com ROOMS/ Live events http://www.virginnet.com ROOMS/ Live events http://www.marthastewart.com ROOMS / Live events http://www.plan.ml.com/events Live events http://www.sportsline.com ROOMS / live events http://www.sportingnews.com ROOMS / live events http://www.station.sony.com ROOMS / live events http://www.chattv.com/ ROOMS / live events http://www.freezone.com/ ROOMS / Live events http://www.webmd.com ROOMS/ Live events http://www.myway.com ROOMS/ Live events http://www.date.com ROOMS/ Slow site, but shows pop up window

Message Boards
With Message Boards' easy to use HTML interface, users can share ideas,
review technical support documents, study the latest white papers, or
discuss business issues online without leaving their browser. Message
Boards can integrate with your existing Internet/Intranet technologies,
delivering a highly customizable, search able, and hierarchically
organizes discussion forum. A few sites for review include:
http://www.marthastewart.com http://forum.compaq.com/mb/system/login.html http://www.indya.com http://www.intelihealth.com http://www.mom.com http://www.vote.com http://www.EarthMed.com http://WWW.JUNTOS.COM http://access.globalknowledge.com http://www.gibson.com http://www.discovery.com http://www.mothercare.com http://www.osu.edu

I went to your site and noticed you have parachat. With ichat you will pay
for the services, but your uptime will be faster, you will have total
control--back end admin control and look and feel, and you actually have 60
days to pay.

Give me a call and visit the sites. I sure we can work something out if you
like the software.


All the best,

Michael
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Michael Atkins learn more @ http://www.ichat.com
ichat Sales chat more @ http://www.open24.com
matkins@ichat.com
t. 919.767.2933|f. 919.767.2933
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[Tanner]

Jen,
If necessary, I would be willing to throw in a few bucks. For any other business owners out there maybe we could set up a combined sponsorship with our logos or something.

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There's No Nookie Like Chinookie

[smilesforu]

Jen
You might want to check out Hearme.com they have a free interactive voice chat along with a text chat window. It is very easy to use it is hosted by them. I helped test the program when mplayer first introduced it and was very impressed. I have it on my site but don't have a large enough community to really take full advantage of it, but it works great when I want to talk instead of type to my friends. It takes three lines of code to make it run.
http://www.steelheader.net/Voice%20Chat/

Check it out I think it is the best around
Tight Lines

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Marty M
Steelheader.net (http://www.steelheader.net/)

[GutZ]

Jennie;
I think Ifish is great as it is.
I look in from work when I can and sometimes from home.
The times on the posts are so spread out, I dont think "chat" would be all that great.
I'm sure that RT spends a lot of time composing some of his posts (you can tell from all the edits http://www.ifish.net/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif)

Don't Fix It If It Aint Broke.
Remember "New Coke"

Guts

[Jennie@ifish]

Only you guys can tell me if you will use it.
It is around 500 for up to 50 users.. More users, the price goes UP.
It is a dynamic program. Cool!
We would need lots of help from you guys, financially, or if anyone knows of a company that would like to sponsor this, a banner ad could be in place... Do you think I should call G.I. Joes or one of the other big outdoors stores? I dunno! Just brainstorming.

jen

[Mr. Fisherman]

Jen,

I am behind a firewall most of the time and won't have access from home until after the first of the year.

As for sponsership that sounds good. Don't forget Fishermans Marine!

Good luck,


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Live to Fish
Fish to Live

[This message has been edited by Mr. Fisherman (edited 10-12-2000).]