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E-mail, chat, & VoIP : New instant messenger

by alecm3 - 8/9/04 9:05 PM

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New instant messenger

by alecm3 - 8/9/04 9:05 PM

We coded a new no-download instant messenger http://chatango.com that allows a chat in the browser from a personal URL - mine is http://alec.chatango.com - you can click on it and chat with me.
These personal URLS can be sent by email, so you get somebody's email with a link in the signature, click on the link and chat.

There are also buttons available- there's a cut-n-paste HTML code that can be added to ads, blogs, etc.- they buttons whow whether you are offline or online, and will soon show idle time.

Please try it.
Any thoughts/ideas?

Alec Matusis

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Thanks for the posting.

by R. Proffitt

- 8/10/04 5:31 AM In reply to: New instant messenger by alecm3

My only comment is the About Us link is very light. Not even the country is noted. The privacy policy is again, light and doesn't reveal what is done with the collectable information.

As such, I will not be signing up, but looks like a good effort.

bob

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Re: Thanks for the posting.

by alecm3 - 8/10/04 12:29 PM In reply to: Thanks for the posting. by R. Proffitt

We do not log instant messages- our chatserver log only contains technical information.

We do not store the passwords either - only the hash.

We will also not disclose/sell your emails to spammers.

We are located in San Francisco, CA, USA.

We will write proper Privacy Policy section soon, after we consult a lawyer. Chatango is very new, so we have not had a chance to do it yet.

Thanks for your response.

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