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wizardwatson
07-17-2007, 07:32 PM
Hey People,

Real Time Web-Based Chat via Pibb

RonPaulChat.com (http://www.ronpaulchat.com) is a very simple splash page to coordinate and promote activity using Pibb.com as a web-based chat/forum/email tool for Ron Paul supporters. It contains information on how to set up free chat/forum channels for a variety of purposes.

Why not just use forums?
-I've noticed that many people on forums and in comment sections of MySpace/Youtube have been having conversations in real-time. Pibb is a much better alternative for real-time conversation, as users can subscribe to and watch a 'channel' rather than having to acquire a giant list of contacts in order to coordinate.

Why not just use AIM, or Yahoo Messenger?
-Partly because you have to assemble a large contact list or all agree to a time/place, and also, not all programs are compatible. Plus, Pibb archives and saves all of your chat/forum logs. So everything you've Pibb'ed will permanently be associated with your OpenID for as long as you keep the account.

Feel free to link to RonPaulChat.com and email me and I'll do a link back to your site when I get a chance. This site is currently ad free and I don't expect to put any ads or anything on it for the time being. It's purely to advertise the use of Pibb as a networking and organizational tool.

Please contact me if you have any questions (preferably through Pibb)

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Just wanted to point out that Pibb is very browser friendly. You can keep it open and it will alert you when new messages have been posted without you having to refresh or anything. So very useful for somebody who might be at work for instance (wink, wink). Plus, unlike many IRC channels, when you log in you always can look at all the back thread posts for that channel. It really is like a chat crossed with a forum.
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Thanks!

--
David Watson

JoshLowry
07-17-2007, 07:37 PM
Cool...

Thanks David!

http://www.RonPaulChat.com since you didn't put a hyperlink in your post. :p

DeadheadForPaul
07-17-2007, 07:37 PM
oh wow, this openID thing is great :)

Yay to the chat

mdh
07-17-2007, 07:40 PM
Hmmm, I still like IRC better. The ronpaul.name chat interfaces are fully functional now, at http://www.ronpaul.name/chat/

wizardwatson
07-17-2007, 08:25 PM
oh wow, this openID thing is great :)

Yay to the chat

OpenID rocks. I doubt I will ever go back now. Granted the services which support if are pretty weak right now but AOL and Microsoft are behind it so I think it's hear to stay. Plus the more you look at it, the more you realize how well the concept fits into the future of privacy and user control.

Other OpenID enabled sites I use include Jyte, and ToodlDo.

wizardwatson
07-17-2007, 08:27 PM
Hmmm, I still like IRC better. The ronpaul.name chat interfaces are fully functional now, at http://www.ronpaul.name/chat/

I looked at IRC, as well as MeeboMe and a few other web-based chat options that I planned to use. Pibb seems to be the best mix of functionality and usability. Plus it's OpenID. It wins hands down IMHO.

wizardwatson
07-17-2007, 08:28 PM
Plus, it's not even me really. It's really Pibb.com. I've just started the Ron Paul channel and built an intro page at www.ronpaulchat.com.

wizardwatson
07-18-2007, 08:05 AM
Just wanted to point out that Pibb is very browser friendly. You can keep it open and it will alert you when new messages have been posted without you having to refresh or anything. So very useful for somebody who might be at work for instance (wink, wink). Plus, unlike many IRC channels, when you log in you always can look at all the back thread posts for that channel. It really is like a chat crossed with a forum.

wizardwatson
08-21-2007, 03:41 PM
Hmmm, I still like IRC better. The ronpaul.name chat interfaces are fully functional now, at http://www.ronpaul.name/chat/

UPDATE:

the Ron Paul freenode IRC is now being mirrored (and thus logged) via the Ron Paul Pibb.com channel.

View the current mirrored thread at www.ronpaulchat.com (click the chat now link) or visit pibb directly at:

www.pibb.com/go/ronpaul/general

mdh
08-21-2007, 03:45 PM
Well, the IRC channel in general, not just the freenode one. We have #ronpaul on pretty much every major network linked up with us heheh.

angelatc
08-21-2007, 04:06 PM
Hmmm, I still like IRC better. The ronpaul.name chat interfaces are fully functional now, at http://www.ronpaul.name/chat/

Heh. I still prefer Usenet to boards, but what are we gonna do?

DeadheadForPaul
08-21-2007, 04:25 PM
Woohoo

I had an OpenID but forgot what it was heh

RiverRat
08-21-2007, 04:39 PM
UPDATE:

the Ron Paul freenode IRC is now being mirrored (and thus logged) via the Ron Paul Pibb.com channel.

View the current mirrored thread at www.ronpaulchat.com (click the chat now link) or visit pibb directly at:


It would have been nice had you contacted the IRC ops and discussed this with them first. You can join ##RonPaul-ops on freenode to do that.

wizardwatson
08-21-2007, 07:20 PM
It would have been nice had you contacted the IRC ops and discussed this with them first. You can join ##RonPaul-ops on freenode to do that.

Well, like I said in the chats, I'm not really familiar with IRC etiquette. The Janrain group are the ones setting up the bots. They were doing it with others and I only requested that Pibb have a freenode mirror for the RP channel as well. You can reach the moderators of Pibb through Pibb if there is ever a problem. And traffic is slow right now so you probably won't even notice much traffic from there anyway.