Re: chat service

Hi all,

Ted, as usual, offers some great advice, the only thing I would like to add 
is Yahoo's chat feature. I haven't tried it yet, but I believe they offer 
private *clubs* which could work as a sort of chatroom. They also have 
their own Yahoo Chat thing (If I ever remember to turn mine on, I'm 
abbeyink -- I think??) which works a little like AOL's Instant Messenger 
but it also has a voice chat feature. I think it also offers multiple users 
so you could schedule chats. I mention it only because it could be an 
option for you.

However, if you're looking into more of a customer service kind of thing, 
HumanClick offers a little java applet that you put on your web site and 
people can click it when you're on line. Since it's Java it 
also  automatically changes over to an off-line message but seems to work 
fairly well. They are constantly upgrading it (they've nagged me a few 
times), so they may even offer chats with several people. I know my 
particular version is still pretty much one-on-one.

Human Click is at http://www.humanclick.com/
Yahoo -- well, you know where it's at, just follow the links :-)

Good luck and I hope it helps a little

~Tamara

At 10:33 AM 11/29/00 -0800, Ted Temer wrote:
>David:
>
>I just ran an Alta Vista search for "Chat Room service" and got dozens of
>hits for commercial, free and JavaScript, private and public chat rooms. One
>such example is:
>http://www.chat-forum.com/
>
>Be sure your client understands that the BIG problem is that there must
>always be someone around -- in real time-- to chat with. We tried this on
>our magazine, setting up a private chat room for people to talk about
>Redding, CA. The problem was that in as much as no one ever visited the
>magazine -- at least, not at that time -- therefore, no one was ever logged
>into the chat room.
>
>If we ever try it again, we will send our visitors to one of the big chat
>rooms where they can log into dozens of different topics, already in
>progress.
>
>Depending on his volume, your client's clients may be better served with a
>mailing list--similar to this one--where people can read and reply at their
>leisure. We have such a list using www.listbot.com/ on our magazine site and
>the list actually gets used quite a bit. The added bonus is that many
>subscribe to the list from the ListBot site and then become readers of our
>mag.
>
>However--in any case--the service you subscribe to will provide you with the
>code to put in your page. You just copy and paste it on you page where you
>want the service to appear. Most are usually small forms or tables that
>provide a link to the Chat Room.
>
>I believe that Dreamweaver--like FrontPage--has an "Insert HTML" feature
>that allows you to do this right in the WYSIWYG view.
>
>Best wishes
>Ted Temer
>Temercraft Designs Redding, CA
>temer(at)c-zone.net
>www.temercraft.com/
>www.newsredding.com/
>
>
>
> > Hi
> > I have a client who wants a chat page in his web site.
> > Do you know where I can get one (free).
> > I   may need a hand placing it in the the HTML. I  know what tags to use
> > but I don't know how to test and get it all validated.
> > I am using HTML-KIT and Dreamweaver3 to build the site.
> > any tips and tricks of the trade would be helpful
> > Thanks
> > dave
> >
> >

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