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title: "Chat rooms for business"
url: https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/02/16/chat-rooms-for-business/
description: "This is a mighty good idea: a new service called Campfire allows you to create private “chat rooms” for your business or enterprise. This would be a terrific adjunct to."
published: 2006-02-16
updated: 2006-02-16
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# Chat rooms for business

Published 2006-02-16

February 16, 2006 · [Knowledge work](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/knowledge-work/) · [Tools and techniques](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/tools-and-techniques/)

This is a mighty good idea: a new service called [Campfire](http://campfirenow.com/) allows you to create private “chat rooms” for your business or enterprise. This would be a terrific adjunct to, or even in some cases replacement for, teleconferencing or videoconferencing.

> Instant messaging is great for one-on-one chats, but it’s not optimized for group chats of 3 or more people. Further, instant messaging is network dependent — if you are on AIM, and your client is on MSN, you can’t instant message. Campfire, on the other hand, is all about simple and quick network-agnostic group chats. It’s a self-contained, password-protected web-based chatroom that allows groups of up to 40 people to chat and easily share files together. No instant messaging software is required — all that’s required is a web browser.

Campfire is the newest project from [37signals](http://www.37signals.com/)–the same folks who also run [Basecamp](http://www.basecamphq.com/) (web-based project management) and [Backpack](http://www.backpackit.com/) (personal and small business information organizer). They’re currently offering a 30-day free trial; it’s worth a look, especially if you collaborate on projects with people in farflung locations.

[Simple group chat for business: **Campfire**](http://campfirenow.com/)

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