Simpleweb has been working with Nurph to integrate group video chat into their Twitter chat platform. Nurph now allows Twitter users to host real-time group video chats with 8 simultaneous video chatters, audience participation and video-chat archiving so users can play back chats to watch later.

The Nurph team have been busy running regular demonstrations with small groups of users, collecting feedback to get a deeper understanding of what their users want from the platform before they roll it out to more online communities. You can see upcoming chats here and watch past chats back here.

Nurph has received a ton of great feedback so far, drawing comparisons to Google Hangouts, Meerkat and Periscope…

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Nurph have recently launched a Kickstarter campaign that was made a Kickstarter Staff Pick within just a few hours of launching. Nurph have until Friday 5th June to hit their $50,000 target that will enable them to improve the user experience, reach out to more online communities and build some exciting new features including…

  • direct archiving to YouTube
  • mobile and tablet apps
  • the ability to embed your Nurph Channel on your website
  • screen-sharing

Here at Simpleweb, we can’t wait to start working on future iterations of Nurph. If group video chat for Twitter users appeals to you, make sure to check out the Kickstarter campaign and visit the Nurph website to join the fun.

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