Users can create groups, either public or private, with multiple topics in each group, all free of charge. Private groups require would-be members to get moderators’ permission to join. Users can pick public and private group participants from your Facebook or Twitter friends, or they can invite members via e-mail.
Because it has options to connect one’s profile with one’s social networks, its onboarding process is fraught with opportunities to start chatting right away with people who already happen to be one’s friends.
The instant messaging is quick and incredibly simple to set up. It features a clean interface, and it’s usable in a way that very few new web apps are.
We also like the Mentions feature, which allows users to see who has sent th em a message or replied to their message from within a group chat — an especially good feature for when chats get fast-paced or “noisy” or for when a person goes offline.
And while the uses for individuals and friends are undoubtedly there, what really excites us is what the app means for users in businesses, from tech startups to distributed SMBs to the enterprise.
All in all, it’s a prettier, more social media-friendly version of the group chat apps we already know — apps that, in spite of their popularity within the digitally addicted tech set, haven’t really rocketed to mass adoption just yet. In other words, even though there’s a lot of competition in this space, there’s still plenty of room to improve on current offerings and create a viable business.
Convore comes from the minds of developers Leah Culver and Eric Florenzano, as well as designer Eric Maguire. The latter two were rec ently working at online...
