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http://beta.mss.gs/#!/page/home

by deviavir • 14 years ago

74 33 14 years ago

beta.mss.gs

Create a chat, copy the URL, paste it wherever you want. Perfect for those that would like to continue a discussion on a social network without having to sign up for anything.

http://beta.mss.gs/#!/page/home

deviavir15• 14 years ago

Create a chat, copy the URL, paste it wherever you want. Perfect for those that would like to continue a discussion on a social network without having to sign up for anything.

You can find me here: http://beta.mss.gs/#!/chat/424ad948f671dd032c4a2e89fb115763

ryandvm• 14 years ago

This is very similar to one of my own weekend projects from several years back when I was trying out Google AppEngine.

http://yakeze.appspot.com/chat/4d8079ff24d6ab02fcd9fd0e767a2...

Yours is much nicer. Well done.

deviavir15• 14 years ago

Wow, congrats on having made this so long ago! Very similar indeed.

Thank-you!

sim0n2• 14 years ago

I also built http://prompt.im (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2457111) around 1 year ago which is pretty similar (doesn't really work anymore). Good luck with it.

deviavir15• 14 years ago

This opens the authentication discussion. To require authentication or to not require authentication.

The UI looks beautiful though, any plans with it :)?

sim0n2• 14 years ago

Not currently. It was just a way to learn node.js and to see how fast we could build a somewhat useful app (took 24hrs).

jrussbowman• 14 years ago

Similar to what I am doing with http://chatfor.us except I have been planning to add authentication sources to better identify people and control moderation. Your approach is interesting, easier to implement too. I may have to think about that.

deviavir15• 14 years ago

We're thinking about adding that as well, but didn't see that as a high priority prior to launching a beta!

binarydreams• 14 years ago

nice work, i can already guess that it is socket.io + node.js :D

I like the UI, very well done.

deviavir15• 14 years ago

Thank you :)! And indeed, socket.io + node.js

puppymaster• 14 years ago

seriously cool. looks like chat is the new 'to-do list' and I mean that in a good way. if anything it is more fun and interactive to build.

i also did something similar except the chat room generation is automatic and based on your location. Basically http://getyoucoffee.com/ will decide which chat room you are assigned to based on your location. it's pretty huge in cities with subways.

dsrguru• 14 years ago

Imagine how useful a location-based video chat site would be for online speed dating.

deviavir15• 14 years ago

We're thinking about adding popular (trending) topics and indeed position based topics. But these features could wait for the beta launch!

It's a great idea though, thanks for sharing!

sparknlaunch12• 14 years ago

Really cool. What is the front and back end?

deviavir15• 14 years ago

We kept a simple stack.

Frontend: HTML5 CSS3 Javascript (jQuery)

Backend: NodeJS CouchDB

tferris2• 14 years ago

Why Couch and not Mongo?

tferris2• 14 years ago

I like the UI.

deviavir15• 14 years ago

Thanks!

uwedeportivo3• 14 years ago

Nicely done. Seems like the technology is there now to do this relatively easily. I did it too on Google App Engine. Took me more than a weekend though. Did it for my wife, she uses it on chinese gossip sites.

https://monsterbagua.appspot.com

I used jquery on the front and golang on the back.

deviavir15• 14 years ago

Indeed it is :) It still was pretty much work to get it really finetuned to deliver an sleek and simple experience!

yashchandra• 14 years ago

How do I invite someone else to a chat that I opened ? Copy/paste URL to him/her ? Just wondering. A cool app overall.

deviavir15• 14 years ago

Yes, we'll be adding an "invite friends" button soon.

sidcool• 14 years ago

Not working for me on IE 9

deviavir15• 14 years ago

We'll try to get it working on IE 9, but can't promise anything yet. We think IE 10 will pick it up better.

wsg• 14 years ago

Great UI and very speedy, fantastic work!

deviavir15• 14 years ago

Thank you, wsg, we'll try to keep it that way :)

th0ma5• 14 years ago

did something similar, with some twists http://270rule.appspot.com no (!) usernames, is a bookmarklet to use on top of existing sites, and has a feed for those sites and activities

DigitalSea• 14 years ago

There seems to be a lot of chat related apps coming out of the works, this other one is pretty cool: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4000283 - nice work dude.

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