As posted on Google's huddlechat.com:
"Hi, a couple of our colleagues wrote Huddle Chat in their spare time as a sample application for other developers to demonstrate the power and flexibility of Google App Engine. We've heard some complaints from the developer community about it and because of that we've decided to take it down..."
The completely free group-web-based chat developed by Google developers was seemingly taken down so as to not step on any Campfire toes. A poll is currently being run on Mashable as to whether it should've been taken down or not. I'm inclined to say vote NO.
"Hi, a couple of our colleagues wrote Huddle Chat in their spare time as a sample application for other developers to demonstrate the power and flexibility of Google App Engine. We've heard some complaints from the developer community about it and because of that we've decided to take it down..."
The completely free group-web-based chat developed by Google developers was seemingly taken down so as to not step on any Campfire toes. A poll is currently being run on Mashable as to whether it should've been taken down or not. I'm inclined to say vote NO.
This reminds me of the Blackboard-Desire2Learn patent dispute. The Software Freedom Law Center has done well to protect at least educational institutions that use Sakai, effectively resulting in Blackboard's pledge.
Group chat is most certainly an effective tool for learners and educators to collaborate. We'll see what happens when the free use of this basic concept is challenged (again)...
