Let us introduce our new project: MicroChats. Its purpose is in creating and participating in moderated chats, while being on Twitter.
All the messages you or other participants post to the chat are posted on Twitter. You may specify precisely who should be seen in this chat, or who should not, you may also filter out unwanted keywords. That means that you can setup and moderate a discussion on Twitter, and stay assured no spam or trolls will distract you. Reducing the noise, you know .

There are two kinds of chats can be created currently:

1. Public chat. This type is for public discussions, everybody on Twitter may participate – even if they don’t know about it . You as the moderator can block certain users, and the messages from them won’t be shown in the chat’s timeline to all the chat followers.
2. Private chat. Only posts from specific users, named speakers, is shown in the timeline. The list of users is set up by the moderator. It’s for discussions among fixed number of participants.

Of course, you may not only be the creator and moderator – you may participate in chats created by others. In case of a private chat you need to be invited to be a speaker, but you can read any chat’s timeline, whenever it is public or private – just follow it.

Remember, however, that in order to post to a chat you must have a public account on Twitter so it can be searchable by Twitter search.

In the latest Mixero version we began integrating chats to the client. There’s a new tab named Chats in the right panel. The lists of chats created and followed by you is there. You work with chats just like you do with channels – they can be added to Active list and the timeline is shown in the left panel. Chats are markedin Active list with the icon

We would love to hear what do you feel about the project, your ideas, bug reports, any feedback please leave at our GetSatisfaction feedback site.

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