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By: Scott Hepburn

Scott Hepburn — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:03:09 +0000

I’m glad you asked this question, Danny. I love the concept of #Journchat, and Sarah has definitely built something impressive, but I’ve bowed out more than I’ve bowed in lately.

I’m not sure the problem is #Journchat. Maybe it’s the medium. Many bright minds participate, but it’s hard enough to delve into deep, meaningful conversations in 140 characters, much less at the warp speed of #Journchat.

I like what #Journchat has done so far, but like so much happening in social media right now, it needs to find its second act.

By: Ryan McGovern

Ryan McGovern — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:06:48 +0000

I’m not a participant in #JournChat, I’m an observer. The idea of chat forums on twitter is interesting to me so I got permission from Sarah to copy the format and use it for #DesignChat. Week #6 was last night and we had our first guest participant. Our community is quite a bit smaller than #Journchat, but I’m curious to see if we run into similar problems as we go along. I have ideas for a new chat interface if anyone knows a willing web developer. – Ryan

By: DaphneLeigh

DaphneLeigh — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:44:48 +0000

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By: LaraK

LaraK — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:21:11 +0000

#Journchat needs to evolve. What will its next iteration look like?

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By: michsineath

michsineath — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:39:40 +0000

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By: Mich

Mich — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:49:30 +0000

Great thought, Danny.

I use P2 for my blog, and minus a few bugs, it’s a great platform. My main issue with P2 is that it seems to create random draft posts. I’m not sure why they pop up, but can be a pain to deal with on the back end, in terms of moderation.

That said, what a neat idea! Technically, you can open P2 up (or any blog for that matter) so that comments don’t need moderation and can flow like a long-form Twitter. However, the threading options of P2 are much more appealing than favoriting tweets, for example, to come back to later. Still, there’s a “vibe” or “chaos” (as one put it) on Twitter that I’m not sure can be replicated–even though the folks at #collegejourn, for instance, have tried with different chatting platforms, etc.

Your idea would certainly inspire more in depth conversation (which could be limited), AND be wonderful to come back to days later to catch up on or add more. It just wouldn’t require that people actually be there on Monday nights anymore. And that’s part of #journchat’s appeal.

Worth a shot, and I hope that Sarah at least tests it out. Maybe she can convince users to switch. Time will tell.

Good call.

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:19:29 +0000

Hi Leah,

I made sure that Sarah knew the post was being released – I have a great relationship with Sarah and respect for what she’s doing with #Journchat.