Comments on: Meebo: Chat rooms are so 1998

By: johnstarta

johnstarta — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:11:47 +0000

Everything old is new again. Clothes, toys, and now the web.

The primary market for the embedded chat rooms are the Lifecasters that want to “nurture” a community for themselves right on their websites.

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:13:03 +0000

Ironically, as I read your comment, your Twitter word balloon at the right says “Sorry, cannot load messages”…

By: mathewi

mathewi — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:08:01 +0000

Actually, I was going to make that point as well, Mark — but I thought the
post was getting too long as it was. I think you're right though, it kind
of is — when it isn't down, that is :-)

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:32:49 +0000

Wouldn't you say that Twitter is making the chatroom obsolete?

By: Aidan Henry

Aidan Henry — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:06:10 +0000

I would have to agree. I can use my IM client to chat with contacts. Chatting with random visitors who just happen to be on the same website at the same time as me is likely to provide very little value.

Cheers,
Aidan
www.MappingTheWeb.com