Paltalk 9.0 - To Upgrade or Not
(ok, I am a Paltalk Buff, if interested please read on further to best determine which release version you would be best to utilize. I would suggest 8.5 or 9.0. There is alot of basic information to read here, but the main points are Bolded for easy viewing, along with a nice general set of comments at the end.)
Paltalk, The World's Most Popular Online Video Chat Service.
Launch Announces Release of Next Generation of Popular Software Paltalk 9.0 and Re-launch of Web-Based Video Conferencing Service HearMe Chats to Feature Well-Known Value Investor.
By BusinessWire
NEW YORK, BUSINESS WIRE -- Paltalk, the world's largest online video chat community with more than four million active members, today announced it will be hosting a series of celebrity chats on December 6 and 7, 2006 to celebrate the release of the next generation of its popular communication software Paltalk 9.0 and the HearMe conference service. The Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, XM Satellite Radio shock jock Anthony of Opie & Anthony, professional matchmaker, relationship guru and author Samantha Daniels, well-known value investor Whitney Tilson and syndicated gossip columnist Flo Anthony will be hosting live chats free to the public. Capitol Records will be the launch's exclusive provider of music celebrities including former Destiny's Child member and Grammy(R) Award winner LeToya Luckett and popular saxophonist Dave Koz.
Paltalk uses patented technology to allow users to communicate through video, voice and text in chat rooms they create and can hold thousands of people. The program has become one of the most popular online services with more than 50 million downloads accounting for eight billion voice minutes per year. Paltalk answers the demands of users who crave a way to communicate beyond the text and one-to-one discussions offered on most online communication programs. For an overview of the launch event, including a full list of participants, visit www.paltalk.com/launch.
"Our online launch for Paltalk 9.0 and HearMe is the biggest event in our company's history and we feel privileged that so many influential personalities from such diverse fields are coming together to celebrate Paltalk," said Joel Smernoff, President and COO, Paltalk. "Paltalk's user base of more than 4 million people is a testament to the popularity of our program and how it is helping people all over the world change the way they communicate online."
New York-based Paltalk was founded over 8 years ago and survived the first Internet bubble, becoming a profitable company by offering quality communication products for personal and professional use. Paltalk was the first company to launch an Instant Messenger with video and voice capability combined with an online buddy list.
Paltalk Launch Event:
With more than four million active members around the world, people are using the Paltalk Messenger to socialize, talk politics, pick stocks, learn languages and even sing karaoke. Everyone from CBS' Big Brother reality series to best-selling author Dan Burstein have used Paltalk to hold group discussions online. For the launch event on December 6th and 7th Paltalk has assembled some of the most influential personalities in the fields of politics, entertainment, finance, radio and more. Chat participants include:
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-- Arianna Huffington - founder of popular political blog The Huffington Post
-- Anthony Cumia of Opie & Anthony - radio shock jock who appears on XM Satellite Radio and CBS Radio
-- Whitney Tilson - well known value investor who founded and co-manages the T2 Partners hedge fund and Tilson Mutual Funds
-- Samantha Daniels - professional matchmaker, relationship guru and author of Matchbook: The Diary of a Modern Day Matchmaker
-- LeToya Luckett - Grammy(R) Award winning singer and former member of Destiny's Child
-- Flo Anthony - nationally syndicated, urban entertainment gossip columnist
-- Rod Murray - host of Voice of America Hip-Hop Connection program which reaches 30 million listeners worldwide
-- Dave Koz - popular Grammy(R) nominated jazz saxophonist
-- J. Holiday - up-and-coming soul singer who will be performing his hit Rodney Jerkins-produced single "Be With Me" live
-- Curtis Sliwa - founder of the Guardian Angels
-- Kenny Kramer - the real life inspiration for Michael Richards' character Cosmo Kramer on the hit series Seinfeld
The launch chats are free and open to the public. Users simply have to visit www.paltalk.com beginning December 6th to download Paltalk 9.0 and go to the "Paltalk 9.0 Launch Event" room to join in and talk to the guests live.
Paltalk and HearMe (whatever the fuk HearMe is? I am looking into this though!)
Paltalk's features gives users the ability to be seen and heard through live, real-time video in chat rooms that use patented technology to allow thousands of people to hold simultaneous discussions. Users create their own chat rooms on topics they choose where room members not only communicate with the host but with each other as well. Paltalk 9.0 includes new features such as Super IM (big deal, you save 1 room create step!), a patented function that allows users to pull in up to nine friends (only nine, hell get a room!) from around the world into one Instant Messenger window for a live video and voice chat session. Paltalk 9.0 also features enhanced video to near broadcast-level quality (just like 8.5!), full duplex audio (now this is one good thing if your tuned up properly!), multi-player gaming (now this could be fun…but has little to do with the main points im making) and music provided through a special partnership with Real Rhapsody. (Hmm, not sure bout this Rhapsody thing) The Paltalk community takes great care in keeping a safe, "clean and well-lit" environment with more than 250 trained volunteer moderators.
Paltalk is also re-launching the popular HearMe service, the next generation of browser based video conferencing. Geared towards small businesses looking to cut down costs, HearMe allows users to hold online meetings at a low price and eliminates expensive travel and long distance phone charges. An easy to use web-based application, with no program needed to download, it allows people to communicate in real time through video, voice and text directly from their computer and share their documents or their entire desktop. HearMe meetings are held in a safe and secure web environment with CD-quality sound (now this sounds good, as long as your audio tuning is setup and tuned well) and live, TV-quality video (a green nick and a nice cam 8.5 will already do for this).
About Paltalk
Paltalk www.paltalk.com is the largest video chat community on the Internet with over four million active members participating in live voice- and video-enabled chat rooms. Our patented technology allows thousands of simultaneous users to communicate via video and audio all in the same chat room. The Paltalk Messenger is compatible with leading instant messaging (IM) services, allowing users to transfer existing buddy lists, combine all their contacts, and talk to friends who use other IM programs. Founded in 1998, Paltalk is a privately held company based in New York. Paltalk also owns and operates HearMe (www.hearme.com), a B2B Web conferencing service. Paltalk was the first company to launch video and voice combined with an online buddy list in one package.
Contacts:for Paltalk Philip Ramirez,212-780-0200 x103 Philip@GroupGordon.com or John Keaten,212-780-0200 x100 John@GroupGordon.com
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(my additional comments)
Now excuse me but I don’t see the huge need for upgrading from Paltalk 8.5 to Paltalk 9.0, mostly because of all of the beta problems that were never fixed, and also the instability I constantly see and hear about.
The new features except for a little audio and video, but not much, are about all there is.
IMO they released a BETA version and way too early also.
But if it works for you, then be happy and enjoy, but I don’t see any improvements that are anywhere near worth the instability risks here. But this is merely my opinion…so do what u will and as always, I wish you the best of luck. Do load it up and try it, unless you dont know how to fully uninstall it, else facing yet another problem.
But for now, until they come up with some ‘real improvements and no loss in stability, then Paltalk 8.5 is my choice.
Don’t get me wrong though folks, Pal is a great tool and I intend to have it on my system and use it daily. I have no vocal abilities, so this tool has indeed saved my mental well-being, because I cannot talk...but I can type, and the cam quality is nice. All for mere pennies per day if paid by the year!!! Paltalk is indeed a very fine tool in my opinion!
I look forward to seeing you on Paltalk one day. I run under the Nick name of Pictureit1_1
Timmah!
posted by timmah! at 7:51 PM
