Comments on: Chatzy — online chat service http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy/ a collection of reviews of online tools and suggested uses for online research Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:04:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: David Nale http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy/comment-page-1/#comment-21 David Nale Tue, 16 May 2006 14:10:22 +0000 http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy-online-chat-service/#comment-21 I just sent the following e-mail to webmaster@webhostplus.com, support@webhostplus.com and sales@webhostplus.com I understand that the present problem with Chatzy being down is due to your company. http://www.chatzy.com/ There are many of us who depend on Chatzy on a day-to-day basis and are none too happy with being deprived of its excellent service. I would like to have some indication as to when it will be up and running again. I just sent the following e-mail to webmaster@webhostplus.com, support@webhostplus.com and sales@webhostplus.com
I understand that the present problem with Chatzy being down is due to your company. http://www.chatzy.com/
There are many of us who depend on Chatzy on a day-to-day basis and are none too happy with being deprived of its excellent service.
I would like to have some indication as to when it will be up and running again.

]]> By: disedlibrarian http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy/comment-page-1/#comment-20 disedlibrarian Tue, 16 May 2006 13:16:26 +0000 http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy-online-chat-service/#comment-20 I checked my chatroom, as I do most mornings since Chatzy went away, and this morning I got the following: Welcome to your future Web Site Creator You have not yet published your website. The Chatzy homepage has the following message: Chatzy.com has been down for more than a week and we are deeply sorry. Some time ago, our hosting company (Managed.com) was bought by another hosting provider by the name of WebHostPlus. WebHostPlus wanted to move all Managed.com servers to their location, which, in theory, should only have caused a couple of hours of downtime, had the migration process been carried out professionally. Unfortunately, it seems that WebHostPlus is not a very professional company. On May 6, our server was taken offline and our harddisks were apparently moved to the new location. Since then WebHostPlus has been having great difficult getting us - and a lot of other web sites - online again. We are deeply sorry for this disturbance in our service. We are doing everything we can (which unfortunately is not much since we are highly dependent on our hosting provider) to get Chatzy up and running again. Once Chatzy is back, we will take appropriate measures to assure that down-time like this will not happen again. If you wish, you can read how we and a lot of other fustrated webmasters complain here: <a href="http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=508358">http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=508358</a> I checked my chatroom, as I do most mornings since Chatzy went away, and this morning I got the following:

Welcome to your future Web Site Creator
You have not yet published your website.

The Chatzy homepage has the following message:

Chatzy.com has been down for more than a week and we are deeply sorry.

Some time ago, our hosting company (Managed.com) was bought by another hosting provider by the name of WebHostPlus. WebHostPlus wanted to move all Managed.com servers to their location, which, in theory, should only have caused a couple of hours of downtime, had the migration process been carried out professionally.

Unfortunately, it seems that WebHostPlus is not a very professional company. On May 6, our server was taken offline and our harddisks were apparently moved to the new location. Since then WebHostPlus has been having great difficult getting us – and a lot of other web sites – online again.

We are deeply sorry for this disturbance in our service. We are doing everything we can (which unfortunately is not much since we are highly dependent on our hosting provider) to get Chatzy up and running again. Once Chatzy is back, we will take appropriate measures to assure that down-time like this will not happen again.

If you wish, you can read how we and a lot of other fustrated webmasters complain here:
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=508358

]]> By: David Nale http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy/comment-page-1/#comment-19 David Nale Tue, 16 May 2006 10:29:48 +0000 http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy-online-chat-service/#comment-19 Two pieces of BAD news: 1. The e-mail I sent to feedback@chatzy.com finally bounced back. Drat! 2.Going to http://www.chatzy.com/ now give this message: Welcome to your future Web Site Creator You have not yet published your website. Double Drat!!! I am just hoping that they have removed everything from the site in order to replace it with a new and better Chatzy. Soon!!!!!!!!!!! David Two pieces of BAD news:
1. The e-mail I sent to feedback@chatzy.com finally bounced back. Drat!
2.Going to http://www.chatzy.com/ now give this message:
Welcome to your future Web Site Creator
You have not yet published your website.
Double Drat!!!

I am just hoping that they have removed everything from the site in order to replace it with a new and better Chatzy.

Soon!!!!!!!!!!!

David

]]> By: Rossco http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Rossco Mon, 15 May 2006 22:00:32 +0000 http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy-online-chat-service/#comment-18 Thanks Disedlibrarian for the link to Vyew, pretty messy as you say, I loved the simplicity of Chatzy! How do we start a world-wide campaign for the return of Chatzy? Do they need money? Maybe if we could get all the past users to tip in say $10 each, we could buy Chatzy a nice car or something! Maybe a villa in Spain! The "wayback Machine says Chatzy has not been updated since 2005, is this the case, was Chatzy just left to die? I gave Chatzy money every month, where did this aid money go? Typical, it never reaches the beneficiary, Chatzy has starved to death! Maybe Chatzy just needs some encouragement, "WE LOVE YOU CHATZY" I'm technologically challenged, I need someone with supreme IT powers to find out what is going on with Chatzy, my life is in limbo at the moment...................... There is nothing worst than losing someone without being able to say goodbye................. Chatzy is M.I.A., let the search begin.................... I'll help where I can, but PLEASE, someone with more ability than me, FIND HIM AND BRING HIM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Disedlibrarian for the link to Vyew, pretty messy as you say, I loved the simplicity of Chatzy!

How do we start a world-wide campaign for the return of Chatzy? Do they need money? Maybe if we could get all the past users to tip in say $10 each, we could buy Chatzy a nice car or something! Maybe a villa in Spain!

The “wayback Machine says Chatzy has not been updated since 2005, is this the case, was Chatzy just left to die? I gave Chatzy money every month, where did this aid money go? Typical, it never reaches the beneficiary, Chatzy has starved to death!

Maybe Chatzy just needs some encouragement, “WE LOVE YOU CHATZY”

I’m technologically challenged, I need someone with supreme IT powers to find out what is going on with Chatzy, my life is in limbo at the moment………………….

There is nothing worst than losing someone without being able to say goodbye……………..

Chatzy is M.I.A., let the search begin………………..

I’ll help where I can, but PLEASE, someone with more ability than me, FIND HIM AND BRING HIM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: disedlibrarian http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy/comment-page-1/#comment-17 disedlibrarian Mon, 15 May 2006 16:08:09 +0000 http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy-online-chat-service/#comment-17 I haven't seen anything from Chatzy yet. The closest service I've found (no reg required, no download, create rooms on the fly) is <a href="http://vyew.com/" rel="nofollow">Vyew</a>. But that's a much more complex system, Flash-based, whiteboards, etc., so it's not as accessible or as easy to use. More <a href="http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/05/15/vyew/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Please comment if anyone hears anything from Chatzy! I didn't use it that much, but when I did it was invaluable. I haven’t seen anything from Chatzy yet. The closest service I’ve found (no reg required, no download, create rooms on the fly) is Vyew. But that’s a much more complex system, Flash-based, whiteboards, etc., so it’s not as accessible or as easy to use. More here.

Please comment if anyone hears anything from Chatzy! I didn’t use it that much, but when I did it was invaluable.

]]> By: Rossco http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Rossco Mon, 15 May 2006 00:50:26 +0000 http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy-online-chat-service/#comment-16 Thank God, I'm not the only one who can't live without Chatzy! Is there any news about Chatzy? The world was a better place when Chatzy was around! I'm becoming too productive at work, Chatzy kept the brakes on, kept me under pressure, now I'm bored and I don't look nearly as busy as I used to, my boss is starting to think I need more to do. COME BACK CHATZY, QUICK! Thank God, I’m not the only one who can’t live without Chatzy!

Is there any news about Chatzy?

The world was a better place when Chatzy was around!

I’m becoming too productive at work, Chatzy kept the brakes on, kept me under pressure, now I’m bored and I don’t look nearly as busy as I used to, my boss is starting to think I need more to do. COME BACK CHATZY, QUICK!

]]> By: David Nale http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy/comment-page-1/#comment-15 David Nale Sun, 14 May 2006 20:29:41 +0000 http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy-online-chat-service/#comment-15 I thought that I would try sending them an e-mail to ask what is happening, but since I could not get the site to load, I could not find their address. What to do? Then I remembered the "Wayback Machine" and booted it up and went backwards through the old versions of the site until I found an address: feedback@chatzy.com So, I sent them an e-mailat at that address... The Bad News is that there has been no response. The Good News is that the e-mail has not yet bounced back to me. I live in hope! I am still searching the internet for something to use instead of Chatzy but so far have not found anything that meets my needs. Any of you find anything promising yet? (I was also wondering what was happening to the people who went for the Premium service.) I thought that I would try sending them an e-mail to ask what is happening, but since I could not get the site to load, I could not find their address.
What to do?
Then I remembered the “Wayback Machine” and booted it up and went backwards through the old versions of the site until I found an address: feedback@chatzy.com
So, I sent them an e-mailat at that address…
The Bad News is that there has been no response.
The Good News is that the e-mail has not yet bounced back to me.

I live in hope!

I am still searching the internet for something to use instead of Chatzy but so far have not found anything that meets my needs.
Any of you find anything promising yet?
(I was also wondering what was happening to the people who went for the Premium service.)

]]> By: What http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy/comment-page-1/#comment-14 What Sun, 14 May 2006 15:37:54 +0000 http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy-online-chat-service/#comment-14 what with all the people payed for the enhanced History ? The Server is up and running the port 80 is up , but there is only a Error Message when posting a Get command to it. Crazy ...i am communicating with my Team Members all over the world with chatzy ..... What has happened ? what with all the people payed for the enhanced History ?

The Server is up and running the port 80 is up , but there is only a Error Message when posting a Get command to it.

Crazy …i am communicating with my Team Members all over the world with chatzy …..

What has happened ?

]]> By: what happend to chatzy http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy/comment-page-1/#comment-13 what happend to chatzy Sat, 13 May 2006 20:55:28 +0000 http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy-online-chat-service/#comment-13 I had been using chatzy for quite a while; it was the perfect way to chat safely and privatly. However, it has been dead for several days now. Does anyone have an idea of when it will be repaired? Or any reccomendations on any other private chat sites? Thank you I had been using chatzy for quite a while; it was the perfect way to chat safely and privatly. However, it has been dead for several days now. Does anyone have an idea of when it will be repaired? Or any reccomendations on any other private chat sites? Thank you

]]> By: Forceoutonthird http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Forceoutonthird Thu, 11 May 2006 15:46:28 +0000 http://disedlibrarian.edublogs.org/2006/01/23/chatzy-online-chat-service/#comment-12 I used chatzy May 4th, and now it's dead. I'm a teacher and was using the chat for a group discussion project. No site, no more project. Any updates on when it might be back up? I used chatzy May 4th, and now it’s dead. I’m a teacher and was using the chat for a group discussion project. No site, no more project. Any updates on when it might be back up?

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