futuretrack5: Putting the 'e' in Team - Campfire

"Putting the 'e' in Team - Campfire" by Matt

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:47:32 +0000

I’m looking for a few productivity tips for Campfire. When you have a chat for each project you’re working on, doesn’t that make the transscripts quite large? When a project is done, do you archive (lock) or just delete (after saving the transcript? Thanks.

-Matt

"Putting the 'e' in Team - Campfire" by DAVE

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 03:53:59 +0000

Campfire is totally different to IRC. I never found IRC good for groups chat. Plus saving the entire chat is awesome. You just need to experience Campfire to see the difference.

"Putting the 'e' in Team - Campfire" by SNA

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:39:59 +0000

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"Putting the 'e' in Team - Campfire" by Brian McNitt

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 07:17:57 +0000

How does it compare to IRC?

"Putting the 'e' in Team - Campfire" by Jamis

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:58:56 +0000

Wow Dave. Sounds like Campfire is a great tool. I'm going to go check it out. Thanks man!

Putting the 'e' in Team - Campfire

Dave Rosen — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 01:37:00 +0000

When 37signals announced Campfire I thought it was an interesting idea… but I didn’t think I’d find a use for it.

Futuretrack5 is myself, Stan & Dmitry. For 2 years, Stan & I have been working together. Initially we used IM daily. However when Dmitry joined us, we had 3 time zones. It was hard to schedule time when we were all online. With IM someone was left out. So to work as a group, we used Basecamp whenever possible.

Then last night Futuretrack5 got a staffroom.

I had used Campfire before. Hanging out on the Signal vs. Noise Live Chat is a great way to meet some interesting people.

To run some browser tests, I finally created my own account & posted a chat URL to Stan & Dmitry. With time zones on our side, we were soon chatting as a team. It became crystal clear just how revolutionary Campfire is.

Campfire put the ‘e’ in team. What email is to mail, campfire is to teams. We connected on a whole new level. The simplicity of Campfire is ideal for group chat. Unlike IM which tends to be one-on-one, Campfire is like well… sitting around a campfire! Rather than roasting marshmallows, we burned through getting work done on XHTMLized. We exchanged ideas, swapped stories & posted photos of ourselves (the way file sharing is implemented is incredible). Finally after 2 year I can put faces to Stan & Dmitry!

This morning my routine changed. Before Basecamp I logged onto Campfire. I could quickly catch up on what Stan & Dmitry discussed while I was asleep.

Now for internal projects, I’m going to turn to Campfire as the tool of choice. Each project will have it’s own room. Using chat as a basis for development leads to agile delivery. With Campfire our business is going to be more connected, productive & fun.

I can understand now how 37signals manage to live by their ‘get real’ philosophy. Campfire is the key ingredient to team collaboration & productivity.