
Web-based chatrooms predate Ajax, Flash, and Java by far, but though it's been done a million times, it's rarely done well.
ChatCreator.com is of the Ajax variety, and even better the zero-registration variety. To join a chatroom, you just enter your name and the name of a chatroom. If it doesn't already exist, it'll be created and given a URL like
chatcreator.com/chatap/rooms/downloadsquad/ that you can send to your friends. The chatrooms are fairly bare-bones and lack moderation features, but they do have limited HTML-style text formatting, as well as IRC-style /me actions and automatic URL linking. The site's design isn't fantastic, but is decent enough, and chat feels quick and responsive. I'm afraid that hte lack of moderation and name-registration features will cause difficulties for anyone trying to run a chatroom of any size, but for setting up quick chats ChatCreator.com a nice service.
Tags: ajax, chat, chatcreator, chatcreator.com, chatroom
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Subscribe to commentsAndrewJun 9th 2006 11:56AM
http://gabbly.com is pretty much the same thing, but with all the bells and whistles you are after. And you can embed it directly on your page.
Alex LandJun 9th 2006 10:52PM
Gabbly is awesome. I remember using it whilst Joystiq was liveblogging the MS keynote at E3 to discuss with everyone else that was refreshing the page 4 times a second.
Neal SafersteinJun 10th 2006 10:53PM
This is really great!
Neal Saferstein
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Chat MagcPintureJul 23rd 2006 7:29PM
ola como estan todos