StickiWidgets

We’ve tested the free Lace chat room some more. Thanks to those who helped out. Some bugs were squished and some still remain. However, we have a nice list of things to do for the next week or so. It’s definitely not up to full public use, but feel free to test it out and chat a bit if there are others on. Email us with any comments, bugs, or suggestions.

A few things were added to give the users a slightly more personal and friendly chat. We incorporated a couple of icon sets from Mark James, famfamfam.com. Users can now specify their 2 letter country code and have their country flag displayed by their name. 7 emoticons were also added to give the users a bit more of a friendly feel. We will add more but this is just a proof of concept. The flag and emoticons were obtained from Mark James’ free icon sets in addition to a few other icons like the “question/help” icon.

The Stickam video chat player integration has been cleaned up a bit and works pretty well. Unfortunately, we are still optimized for the 160×160 player. We have not determined if we will support other player sizes. While it would be good to support all players, we feel that their larger size may be a hindrance for most of the users. But, we will evaluate this more and check the server logs to see what resolution our users are running. Maybe our users have the space available.

We’ve been kicking around some ideas and are working on a proof of concept for free chat. It’s a bit of a hodgepodge right now and is just a way for us to play with different ideas. Feel free to check it out and see what you think.

Enter Chat Here
(currently only tested and verified to work on Firefox)

Features:

• Powered by Lace chat
• enter url link for your profile page
• chat box is moveable
• enter Stickam video chat player ID if you have one
• Stickam video chat player is moveable
• Stickam video chat player functions remain intact

Known Issues & To Do:

• bug in IE, Stickam flash player does not load
• add more features

As usual, comments and suggestions are always welcomed.

Not much has been changed or updated to the existing widgets or services since Sunday. This week, so far, has been spent digesting information and new technologies. As we continue to explore Second Life, we have discovered that NPOs are using Second Life in interesting ways. This has spawned some ideas and as a result, we have also been spending time over at TechSoup.org. TechSoup is an organization that provides free technology resources, information and support for nonprofit organizations. Not only can you visit their web site, but they also have a virtual office in Second Life. From their virtual office, they conduct meetings and programs to expand their reach into SL, bridging the gap between real world and virtual world.

We here at StickiWidgets are supporters of NPOs and contribute what we can in our spare time. We encourage you to stop by TechSoup or your favorite nonprofit and do your part.

For those of you waiting on or wanting updates on a specific widget or service, please feel free to contact us and let us know. We tend to have a lot on our plate and sometime our priorities are not the same as yours. Comments, suggestions and requests are always welcomed.

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