Instant Message

[purple xj]

I think we should add a instant message part at the bottom of the screen like facebook has it would be much easier to communicate with other members instead of clogging up a post or a thread

[Goonies.nsd]

We have a private message set up to use. I know its a small mail box. But it does come with more space with a membership. I dont use Facebook, so i have no idea if there alike at all LOL.

[wb joe]

ya it's called private message on forums and x2 what goonies sed

[Bandit1]

we use to have something like what you are talking about back when we first started but dropped it because no one really used it.

[Steve]

We had the chat stream thing at the bottom but it just ended up not getting used enough and was filled more with "Kilroy wuz hea" type posts than anything else.

[silverzj]

i get what hes saying. nothing like what we used to have. this new one would have a list of all members online atm and you would be able to click them and send them personally and instant message. not a message posted for all members to see. just an instant private conversation.

[purple xj]

Yes exactly silverzj

[Steve]

Ahhh ok I hear what you want.. Cometchat is out there but they charge a decent amount for it. I'll check on the forums forum tonight and see what other choices are out there to add IM functionality to the site.

[purple xj]

Thank you steve i figure it could be easier for people to communicate on the forum

[Steve]

The ones I'm looking at so far have more of the newer Facebook like chat integration. Trying to find some reviews since none of them are free and I don't want to just randomly buy one of them with a flashy website lol I'm a sucker for that.

Basically there is a bar at the bottom of the screen, with:

Random icons to click on left (fb, twitter,etc.) ----- blank space ------ Chat (# of users) and you click the names to chat there --- Chatroom for groups -- Notifications -- Hide bar

Looks like it has a Video Chat feature as well.. Going to try the demo now and see how the integration is with the forum software.

[Bandit1]

that sounds cool... if it works, we could be the facebook of the NE Wheeling community, LOL