Campfire is a web-based, business-oriented online chat service. Currently the company's second newest product, it was released on 16 February 2006. The application uses Ajax technology for real time c... More

Campfire is a web-based, business-oriented online chat service. Currently the company's second newest product, it was released on 16 February 2006. The application uses Ajax technology for real time communication, and supports optional 128-bit SSL encryption. To use the application, one must either create a new chat room or be invited to one. Unless a chat room is specifically chosen to be "off the record", browsable transcripts of chat and uploaded files are stored for future reference. One of the main features of the application, referred to by 37signals as "live image previews", is that when one uploads an image file which is either in GIF, PNG, or JPEG format a thumbnail will automatically be shown in the chat.   [edit]  Less