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Group chat showdown: Which instant messaging service is best for your business?

Conference calls can be pricey and inefficient: Talkers often overlap, no one can hear each other well, and there’s no record of who said what. Oh, and you can’t exactly share a file over the phone. Sometimes, when you can’t meet in person, it’s better to meet in a virtual space. Group chat services offer private rooms for business discussions, with handy features like transcripts, file sharing, and mobile apps.

It’s like regular instant messaging, but with an express focus on group conversations. I put three popular group-chat services through their paces: Campfire, HipChat, and Imo.im. Speaking of those more traditional IM tools, any one of them will do in a pinch. Interface Although there may be times when you need to chat on the run (see the Mobile section below), it’s a safe bet you’ll do most of your messaging on your laptop or desktop. Features. Scam School. Who Owns Your DNA? I was 14 years old when my grandmother, a laughing, round-faced Swedish immigrant who liked nothing better than taking a brisk walk with her grandchildren, called to announce she’d been diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer.

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