New Software Update: LiveChatAgent Version v5.2 – Release Announcement
LiveChatAgent Version 5.2 Released:
LiveChatAgent Version 5.2 is now available.
What’s new, you say? Well…there are 2 main new features. In addition there are a number of performance improvements and bug fixes:
1. Remote Control
Our LiveChat software can now offer your visitors the option of a full desktop-sharing remote control session during a chat session. If the visitor accepts the remote control invitation, you will be able to see and control the visitor’s desktop. The visitor can watch what you are doing and use the mouse & keyboard also. Remote Control can be used to help visitors complete checkout pages, or for any sort of PC remote support. Remote Control is an optional add-on for all versions of LiveChatAgent. Please contact me if you would like to know more about the Remote Control option.
2. Salesforce Integration
Finally, at long last, you can now add visitors from LiveChatAgent to your Salesforce CRM system. You can also add chat transcripts & call-backs to new or existing contacts. Salesforce Integration is available as standard with our LiveChatAgent solutions.
Upcoming Developments
There is a Silverlight version of LiveChatAgent that is currently being worked on. This will work in or out of browser on all Silverlight platforms. (Windows, Mac, Linux, Mobile etc)
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A Dumb Question I Heard On The Way To The Forum: When will Web 3.0 happen?
A stupid question I constantly hear “bloggers” and “experts” talk and yap away about is:
The Stupid Question: When will Web 3.0 happen?
The Smart Answer: Well…for one, Web 3.0 isn’t JUST going to HAPPEN. It’s not like pulling a rabbit out of a black magic top hat and poof it’s there. It’s a process: it takes and needs time. The appropriate answer would be to say that Web 3.0 is now in the early stages of transition from Web 2.0. (One might say we’re in Web 2.5, a transitional step towards the entire transition.) Over the next year or so you’ll see more and more evidence of this transition. Transition, meaning the super interconnecting of Social Media Networks and the exponential rate of technological advancements. Mix those 2 elements together and combine them with hyper-realtime Live Chat software and instant Click to Talk technologies = Web 3.0.
Get some perspective here for a second…
Moore’s Law shows us the following:
(from Wikipedia page)
Moore’s Law describes a long-term trend in the history of computing hardware, in which the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit has doubled approximately every two years.[1] [see image nearby]
The capabilities of many digital electronic devices are strongly linked to Moore’s law:processing speed, memory capacity, sensors and even the number and size of pixels indigital cameras.[2] All of these are improving at (roughly) exponential rates as well.[3] This has dramatically increased the usefulness of digital electronics in nearly every segment of the world economy.[4][5] Moore’s law precisely describes a driving force of technological and social change in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The trend has continued for more than half a century and is not expected to stop until 2015 or later.[6]
The law is named for Intel co-founder Gordon E. Moore, who introduced the concept in a 1965 paper.[7][8][9] It has since been used in the semiconductor industry to guide long term planning and to set targets for research and development.[10]
Even though the Internet is not part of this equation directly…it is indirectly affected and influenced by microchip and nano technology. Logic would dictate that the faster the speed of a chip, of a computer, of a server, of the internet, etc…the resulting effect would be that websites, networks and most importantly their users would have the ability to evolve with that technology.
The truth will be revealed only through the eyes of time.
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The Business of Doing Business Has Changed: Questions About Social Media, Live Chat Services, and The Future.
With less and less advertising revenue going towards all forms of Old Media and more going towards Social Media and SEO/SEM, business owners have had to adapt. I have a 2 part question:
1. Over the next 2 – 5 years, how much emphasis will any business put into their online presence?
2. If almost all your customers have visited your site at one point or another, how important would it be to have 24/7/365 online support?
Live chat support that could: Answer FAQ’s and relieve the phone burden on in house staff, book rooms, connect a ClickToTalk instant phone call between the end user and the hotel staff (while the customer is still surfing the site.), process realtime feedback on hotel experience, etc…
The business of business has changed. What will you do to evolve?
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Google Wave: Got My Wave Finally!
Yes! After months of waiting and waiting and waiting, I finally got officially invited into Google Wave. Not sure why it has taken months for that but I’m very excited.
I’ve been messing around with Google Wave for a few minutes or so and it seem promising. It’s difficult to gauge the true power of it all when you really don’t have an entire network to share with. All of that will change in time. I have patience and friends that will be added.
Initially, I thought that it was too simplistic in its design, but after a few minutes of pondering it now makes sense WHY they have made it this way. Understanding Google is like looking at crystal ball sometimes and your sitting on the other side of the table without the foresight.
Google’s intent with Google Wave will no doubt be direct competition with Twitter and other similar networks. How this application will change the Social Media world has yet to be seen, but the possibilities are pretty much endless. Something that immediately came to mind was how can live chat companies integrate this new technology into their current program or software?
Good question, but answers are still illusive at best…
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Part I: Thoughts on the Web 2.0 Convention at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.
The Web 2.0 Conference at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC is a fairly large tech conferences and convention that usually runs for 4 days. If it has to do with new emerging tech concepts or products…most likely it’s here. The first 2 days of this convention are for workshops, conferences and seminars. The main Expo Hall is closed to the general public until the last 2 days.
Part I: My personal experience attending the show today.
There were many facets of IT (Internet Technology) at the show. Much of the show was dedicated to the tangible aspects of the Internet: hardware for servers, data encryption security, self contained climate control server housing, social media analytics, phone and data infrastructure. So many companies from various sectors had booths with information, mini-presentations, etc. I did notice one important sector that was non-existent at the show; live chat companies. Live chat is rapidly becoming the true essential tool for websites as their competitive arsenal centerpiece. You would think that at an important Web 2.0 Convention in NYC, a livechat company would have a booth, but apparently not.
I must have spoken to 200-250 people today easily. Some conversations were surface, typical and frankly…fleeting. But others transcended the show itself and moved towards forging actual friendships. My perception of humanity always exceeds my amazement by the caliber of human beings that coagulate here.
People are either incredibly compassionate or ridiculously rude. I understand that people’s time is important to them, but almost knocking me over as I am talking to someone and NOT saying you’re sorry? Wow. I have a reactionary type of personality…if you treat me right, I treat you right. If the opposite happens…Vice versa.
But I digress…
I didn’t go to the show to meet people as if this was a Facebook reunion. I was there to see new technology and its perceived effects on the internet. I wanted to look into a crystal ball and see an overall view of what’s happening right now in the tech industry…and I did. I saw many, many pairs of thick eye-glasses and plenty propeller-heads spinning like one gigantic geek vortex. heh.
The 3 biggest concepts I took away from the show was:
1. Cloud Technology 2. Virtualization 3. Security
To be continued on Part II…
(Sidenote: I personally was not happy with the 200:1 Male-to-Female ratio, but hey I was there to network, not get some trim. heh.)
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