{"id":1103,"date":"2014-10-20T14:02:41","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T14:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rumbletalk.com\/blog\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2021-10-08T01:16:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T01:16:51","slug":"compare-between-chat-service-and-chat-software-for-radio-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rumbletalk.com\/blog\/index.php\/2014\/10\/20\/compare-between-chat-service-and-chat-software-for-radio-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Compare between Chat Service and Chat Software for radio shows?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You spend time and money in building your online radio show website. You have a great player software to play your audio and music. But you wish to have a way to engage those listeners that like what you have to offer. The best way is using a chat-room next to your live audio stream. This will allow you to easily talk to your listeners, get their remarks, feedbacks and change the playlist if needed.<\/p>\n

Chat rooms<\/a> are a\u00a0great way to create a live vibrant community.
\nIt becomes very easy this days to add one to a website. There are many options in the market. Now, in essence, you will need to choose between 2 type of chats and once decided this will make pinpointing your preferred vendor \u00a0easier.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Type 1 : Install a chat room<\/span>\u00a0software on your server .<\/li>\n
  2. Type 2 : Add a hosted chat room<\/span> where you do not need to install anything on your servers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"Chat<\/p>\n

    The pros and cons of each choice are detailed below.<\/p>\n

    Chat Room Service\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

    With chat service, you add a small piece of code to your HTML page (snippet).
    \nAnd you are\u00a0done. All is being taken care of.<\/p>\n

    PROS<\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Easy to add<\/li>\n
    • Create several chats with a click.<\/li>\n
    • No upgrades are needed, all is being done by the chat room service providers.<\/li>\n
    • No servers to maintain.<\/li>\n
    • No extra man power is needed.<\/li>\n
    • No performance issues when the server is loaded with users.<\/li>\n
    • Create many chats as you like with a click.<\/li>\n
    • You can design your own chat room style.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      CONS<\/span><\/p>\n

        \n
      • Monthly subscription to cover maintenance costs and the servers and bandwidth costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Installed Chat Room Software<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

        A software is something you buy and install on your shared server or on your dedicated server.<\/p>\n

        PROS<\/span><\/p>\n

          \n
        • One time payment normally for one chat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          CONS<\/span><\/p>\n

            \n
          • Require installation. Not always easy.<\/li>\n
          • If installed on the same server as your web-server, it might cause slowness to the whole site in case the chat is loaded.<\/li>\n
          • If you use a shared hosting, you probably will not be able to install a chat as hosting companies avoid this kind of potential server load.<\/li>\n
          • You will need to upgrade your server when a new chat\/feature will be released.<\/li>\n
          • You should keep your server maintained.<\/li>\n
          • Make sure you have the extra man power to deal\/test it.<\/li>\n
          • Might cause performance issues on your server that might result in the upgrade to your server.<\/li>\n
          • You may create only one chat room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            To sum it up, the logical choice would be to install a hosted chat room (meaning using a chat service) and not install a software as the world find the cloud hosted services as the future and in the long term it saves a lot of money (and frustrations).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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