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January 16, 2007

The various ways visitors can communicate with blog owners

Filed under: blogs, tools

Here is a list of ways blog publishers can chat with their visitors, and how visitors can chat amongst each other.
Also is asynchronous communication, ie. the different ways visitors can leave comments.

BLOG OWNERS CHATTING WITH VISITORS

Video
Wengo
Stickam
[ADDED 28/03/07: Youcams]
Wambo [ADDED 30/03/07]

Text Chat Box
Various…see my post Blog chat (this also includes visitors chatting with each other)

Create a chat room for your blog using meebo rooms, Tangler, Zpeech, even Google Groups or Facebook groups…meebo rooms also comes as a widget.

IM (same as text chatting but via your IM client)
plugoo
meebome
mabber [ADDED 28/02/07]
Wambo [ADDED 28/02/07]
livechat2im [ADDED 16/05/07]
Yackpack Walkie Talkie [ADDED 16/05/07]…either a/synchronous

VOIP
Jaxter [ADDED: 29/01/07]
Jangl - a widget where people can call you or SMS you.

VISITORS LEAVING COMMENTS

Text
The usual way via the comments form for posts, for the blog in general:
FormLogix - Send Comment Form, Question and Comment Form

Message Board
Texterize (send by SMS)
[ADDED 24/05/07: backwardblog]
…most of these may be listed in my Blog chat post.

Text Chat Box
See above…this is also a way to leave a comment

IM
See above

VOIP
Jaxter [ADDED: 29/01/07]

Email
Send you an email:
FormLogix (Contact us)
GoToMsg (widget)
There are a few from Google Widgets, not sure if they work:
Quick email…
Or you can use an email icon and have some mailto: code behind it.

Video
flikzor
hellodeo (not sure if visitors can leave a video comment)
flixn (not sure if visitors can leave a video comment)
bubbletwo [ADDED 17/01/07]
vidime [ADDED 18/01/07]
blipback [ADDED 15/10/07]
Commentt [ADDED 15/10/07]

Audio
Evoca
SnapVine
odeo
SupCast
SnapVine
MyChingo
Voice2Comment [ADDED: 27/01/07]
Jangl - a widget where people can call you or SMS you.
Also see YackPack Walkie talkie
Spinvox - ring a number, voice to text [ADDED: 2/06/07]
Speakageline - ring a number leave a voice message [ADDED: 2/06/07]