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Basic Room |
Premium Room |
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| Unlimited Concurrent Users |
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Unlimited users can chat in the room at the same time |
| Registration Integration |
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Integrate a site's member registration with the chat room's registration, so site members are automatically registered to use the chat room |
| Voice Chat |
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Chat room users can verbally speak to eachother, one-on-one |
| File Sharing |
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Chat room users can send files to eachother, peer-to-peer |
| Moderation (Celebrity Chat) |
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The administrator can appoint speakers and moderators. The speaker is the only one who can post in the room. The moderator reviews questions/comments made by other users, and passes them along to the speaker, who then responds. Room users only see the questions/comments made by other users if the speaker chooses to include the questions/comments in his/her response. |
| Voice Conferencing |
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The administrator can designate one or more registered users as moderators, who then have the ability to speak in voice to the entire room. |
| Full or Half Duplex |
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The administrator can designate a few or all of the chat users as 'speakers'. They will then have the ability to speak in voice to the entire room. |
| Whisper |
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A chat room user can whisper to another user, so others in the chat room cannot see |
| Lock Whisper |
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A chat room user can keep on whispering to another user without having to repeatedly click on his/her name |
| Ignore |
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A chat room user can choose to ignore (not see) what another user in the chat room is saying |
| Audio Messages |
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A chat room user can send a sound bite (like a laugh) to everyone in the chat room, or to a selected user
NOTE: This feature is automatically disabled in a moderated voice room |
| Disable Audio |
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A chat room user can choose not to play received audio messages, but can still send them |
| View/Save Transcripts |
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Chat room users (if allowed) and Administrator can view and save chat transcripts. |
| Emoticons |
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A chat room user can send a graphic image (like a smiley face) to everyone in the chat room, or to a selected user |
| Private Chat |
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A chat room user can chat privately with a selected user, and can initiate multiple private chats simultaneously |
| Reject Private Chat |
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Chat room users can automatically reject all incoming requests for private chat sessions, and if they do, they can still continue with current private chat sessions |
| Choice of Viewing Colors |
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Chat room users can choose their own colors for viewing text messages |
| Avatars |
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A chat room user can choose an Avatar character icon to represent him/her in the chat room |
| Buddy List |
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Chat room users can be informed if any of their buddies log into the chat room |
| Chat User Profile |
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Chat room users can create and save Profiles |
| Firewall Support |
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Most chat room users can communicate from behind a firewall |
| Administration Features |
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| Kick |
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The chat room administrator/moderator can kick misbehaved users out of the chat room |
| Banners |
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The chat room administrator can place up to 25 rotating banners at the top of the chat room |
| Profanity Filter |
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The chat room administrator can create a profanity filter for the room |
| Room Greeting |
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The administrator can add/edit the greeting users see when they enter the chat room |
| Sound Bites |
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The chat room administrator can upload sound bites for use in the chat room |
| Emoticons |
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The chat roomadministrator can upload emoticons for use in the chat room |
| Avatars |
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The chat room administrator can upload Avatar character icons for use in the chat room |
| Password Protect |
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The chat room administrator can password-protect the chat room |
| Send URL |
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The chat room administrator can send a URL (link) into the chat room |