Need to set up a group chat session in a hurry? There's no easier solution than ChatMaker, which whips up instant Web-based chat rooms. All you do is think up a name for your room (like "Gidgetcorp" ...

After launching a pair of well-loved but ultimately star-crossed social apps, Ben Rubin is going all-in on decentralization. Rubin previously founded Meerkat and Houseparty — apps that pioneered ...

The free, web-based chat application Meebo has rolled out an iPhone app which finally brings multi-protocol chat to the Apple device. We???ve looked at a few other iPhone chat clients in the past, but ...

The rigmarole and uncertainty surrounding live chat are among the top reasons why many people revert to phone calls. Session-based live chat: a function universally disliked by customers, and it’s ...

While some AI services, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, are free, others are paid. DetroitTommy (Tom), a developer of context engineering tools, said he keeps a large number of tabs open in his browser, ...

Copilot Chat is a web-based chat tool that can help faculty, staff, and students improve their productivity and efficiency. Copilot Chat uses the GPT-4o and DALL-E 3 AI models to answer questions, ...

Microsoft has been positioning Copilot as the “UI for AI.” The company has already launched several variants of the GPT-4o-powered assistant for business and personal users. Now, as the next step in ...

Conversocial, the U.K.-headquartered social customer care platform, has acquired Silicon Valley startup HipMob. The Y Combinator alumnus had developed an integrated live chat platform for websites and ...

Google Chat’s desktop interface now has an option to insert stickers into messages. The update will be available to all users and will be enabled automatically. The new sticker functionality is ...

Britain's uptake of online chat has doubled in the last twelve months according to new research from Internet research company NetValue, despite increasing publicity surrounding the dangers posed to ...

With more sexual assault survivors reaching out for support, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) has launched a web-based chat hotline service to make its resources more accessible. BARCC ...