Why choose Campfire over a conventional instant messaging network? There's a page at the Campfire site that explains why Campfire is a better solution than regular IM. It gives you a good overview on why Campfire is "the businessperson's answer" to the chat dilemma.
Regular IM: There’s no destination.
Campfire: Your group chat has a home.Regular IM: You have to be there all the time.
Campfire: You can show up late or leave early and still not miss a thing.Regular IM: Networks are incompatible.
Campfire: Networks don’t matter.Regular IM: File sharing is unreliable.
Campfire: File sharing works easily.Regular IM: Conversations and files disappear
Campfire: Easy access to chat archives and transcripts.Regular IM: Your chats are not secure.
Campfire: Your chats are secure.
Read the whole comparison for the detailed explanations.
