Guys, pardon my ignorance but i just want to know if we have any online chat app that is owned by nigerian. Am a proud nigerian and always happen whenever i hear or see nigerians doing something really great for themselves, their family and the country at large despite so many challenges facing us. I've seen alot of chat apps on the internet such as the whatsap, 2go, skype, ebuddy, eskimi, facebook, yahoo messenger and the likes. But i don't know if nigerian application developers have anything in that respect. I am like i do call myself ''an amateur developer'' ,am only good with visual basic.net and oracle.
Some few months ago i decided to try my hands on online chat app- using vb.net, i studied the features of both whatsap and 2go, and try to merge some features to get something really great. I did the drawings and layout stuff, but when i started the coding it proved really tough than i'ld imagined cus i was using vb.net, so i just rested the project......... But i know we've have many great mobile app developers in this country and here on nairaland---- let's put something up, something really great, you can never tell what could happened alot of innovations in the world today started in someone's garrage.

chupere: Guys, pardon my ignorance but i just want to know if we have any online chat app that is owned by nigerian. Am a proud nigerian and always happen whenever i hear or see nigerians doing something really great for themselves, their family and the country at large despite so many challenges facing us. I've seen alot of chat apps on the internet such as the whatsap, 2go, skype, ebuddy, eskimi, facebook, yahoo messenger and the likes. But i don't know if nigerian application developers have anything in that respect. I am like i do call myself ''an amateur developer'' ,am only good with visual basic.net and oracle.
Some few months ago i decided to try my hands on online chat app- using vb.net, i studied the features of both whatsap and 2go, and try to merge some features to get something really great. I did the drawings and layout stuff, but when i started the coding it proved really tough than i'ld imagined cus i was using vb.net, so i just rested the project......... But i know we've have many great mobile app developers in this country and here on nairaland---- let's put something up, something really great, you can never tell what could happened alot of innovations in the world today started in someone's garrage.

Nice talk bro i also code with vb.net. but i think to develop a good social app for Nigerians, the app much work on almost all platform.
1) mobile app, which can be done with java, vb.net, c# for window phones.
2) desktop app, most especially window os which can be done with vb.net, c# as so on

yah, am talking about mobile app, cus most nigerians access the internet using their mobile phones..... i've already done specifications analysis on this. but don't really know anything about java. if anyone is ready, to join this project the little coding i did in vb.net we can translate it to a better language that works on mobile platform..

Started one on Monday...project ChatOn...

Although android is my main focus,but if things go well..may go multi platform

chupere: yah, am talking about mobile app, cus most nigerians access the internet using their mobile phones..... i've already done specifications analysis on this. but don't really know anything about java. if anyone is ready, to join this project the little coding i did in vb.net we can translate it to a better language that works on mobile platform..

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Any one with a nice front end for d chat app i can provide a server. I av one already. But u av to offer sometin unique with ur chat app if not it will join a very long list of unknown chat apps.

dpuzo: Any one with a nice front end for d chat app i can provide a server. I av one already. But u av to offer sometin unique with ur chat app if not it will join a very long list of unknown chat apps.

me me me!!!!!! ...the server side has been my headache.,d front end I can eat....so can u help?

CODE-EATER:
me me me!!!!!! ...the server side has been my headache.,d front end I can eat....so can u help?

ok,we need to talk more and i hope u av something different to offer and not just d same thing we see everywer.

dpuzo:

ok,we need to talk more and i hope u av something different to offer and not just d same thing we see everywer.

first of all....wat do u consider to be "same thing we see everywhere"

CODE-EATER:
first of all....wat do u consider to be "same thing we see everywhere"

If u are going to recreate 2go den wats d point

CODE-EATER:
first of all....wat do u consider to be "same thing we see everywhere"

If u are going to recreate 2go den wats d point.

i dnt knw abt programming bt i can help u guys wit tips/style\ that may attrack users

taiocol: i dnt knw abt programming bt i can help u guys wit tips/style\ that may attrack users

like??

We'v seen whatsapp...2go...bbm...

They all have wat makes them click..and what makes dem zNOT CLICK...

2go 4 example is cool especially on Andy, but the one thing people don't like about it is its go credit ish and a way for users to create a permanent group like whatsapp

Whatsapp,as world famous as it is would have been perfect if it was completely free and had chat rooms like 2go + its ability to create a user group...

Bbm....awesome,but available on BlackBerry only+ u have to give people ur pin b4 getin contacts... if only it had chat rooms like 2go..


Now what if we bring out all the traits of all that we like,n leave all d stuff people don't like...I.e an app that has all the good stuff, and non of the bad...+ a little pizazz of our own to spice it all up+ new UI...

That's wat ChatOn is about

CODE-EATER:
We'v seen whatsapp...2go...bbm...

They all have wat makes them click..and what makes dem zNOT CLICK...

2go 4 example is cool especially on Andy, but the one thing people don't like about it is its go credit ish and a way for users to create a permanent group like whatsapp

Whatsapp,as world famous as it is would have been perfect if it was completely free and had chat rooms like 2go + its ability to create a user group...

Bbm....awesome,but available on BlackBerry only+ u have to give people ur pin b4 getin contacts... if only it had chat rooms like 2go..


Now what if we bring out all the traits of all that we like,n leave all d stuff people don't like...I.e an app that has all the good stuff, and non of the bad...+ a little pizazz of our own to spice it all up+ new UI...

That's wat ChatOn is about

So what exactly makes urs click? You know adding everything to your app is not rili a good idea

dpuzo:

So what exactly makes urs click? You know adding everything to your app is not rili a good idea

explain

CODE-EATER:
explain

Adding too many features makes it difficult to use and to bulky. Like whatsapp is very simple and has a single function.

CODE-EATER:
We'v seen whatsapp...2go...bbm...

They all have wat makes them click..and what makes dem zNOT CLICK...

2go 4 example is cool especially on Andy, but the one thing people don't like about it is its go credit ish and a way for users to create a permanent group like whatsapp

Whatsapp,as world famous as it is would have been perfect if it was completely free and had chat rooms like 2go + its ability to create a user group...

Bbm....awesome,but available on BlackBerry only+ u have to give people ur pin b4 getin contacts... if only it had chat rooms like 2go..


Now what if we bring out all the traits of all that we like,n leave all d stuff people don't like...I.e an app that has all the good stuff, and non of the bad...+ a little pizazz of our own to spice it all up+ new UI...

That's wat ChatOn is about

bro, all we need to do now is a little modification to an existing app... check facebook chat app and twitter chat app..... what i hand had in mind was to integrate some whatsap & 2go features to get something good, this can then be improved upon to higher versions as time goes.... the app i was designing has a ui where new users can register & old users can loginafter downloading the app online just like we have on skype...

dpuzo: Any one with a nice front end for d chat app i can provide a server. I av one already. But u av to offer sometin unique with ur chat app if not it will join a very long list of unknown chat apps.

we need to integrate some features whatsap and 2go, then a feature for new users to register just like we have on skype.... we can start with this and later make some upgrade as time goes on

chupere:
bro, all we need to do now is a little modification to an existing app... check facebook chat app and twitter chat app..... what i hand had in mind was to integrate some whatsap & 2go features to get something good, this can then be improved upon to higher versions as time goes.... the app i was designing has a ui where new users can register & old users can loginafter downloading the app online just like we have on skype...

wat if integrate sme features of nimbuzz and 2go{just saying}?

dpuzo: Any one with a nice front end for d chat app i can provide a server. I av one already. But u av to offer sometin unique with ur chat app if not it will join a very long list of unknown chat apps.

we need to integrate some features whatsap and 2go, then a feature for new users to register just like we have on skype.... we can start with this and later make some upgrade as time goes on

chupere:
we need to integrate some features whatsap and 2go, then a feature for new users to register just like we have on skype.... we can start with this and later make some upgrade as time goes on

And what are these features u want?

dpuzo:

And what are these features u want?

lyk in 2go, we need chat rooms, and ability to invite friends via themobile numba or username, and wit watsup, i'ld lyk the chat messager to appear dsame way, jus lyk we have on bbm... it should also have rich fonts nd smileys.

Brodas...we're all saying same thing, integrating some of the best features off existing apps + adding our own little stuff to it

chupere:
lyk in 2go, we need chat rooms, and ability to invite friends via themobile numba or username, and wit watsup, i'ld lyk the chat messager to appear dsame way, jus lyk we have on bbm... it should also have rich fonts nd smileys.

so a 2go app dat looks like whatsapp?

CODE-EATER:
Brodas...we're all saying same thing, integrating some of the best features off existing apps + adding our own little stuff to it

ok. like i said i av server codes for a chat app wit oda social features. i can modify it if u av an app.

dpuzo:

ok. like i said i av server codes for a chat app wit oda social features. i can modify it if u av an app.

OK...what can your server side do...

R we going to need an interface to communicate with server and app?

CODE-EATER:

OK...what can your server side do...

R we going to need an interface to communicate with server and app?

Basic chat stuff plus twitter like feed and follow relationship wich can b changed to a friend relationship like 2go and some oda stuff. Wat do u mean by interface?

What of a chat app based on finding people of your listed interests/hobbies

Hope to see this accomplishd.

Any one with a nice front end for d chat app i can provide a server.[img]http://t.cn/zRyJUZ9[/img]

project chatOn proposed features:

1. free
2. in app form or web based
3. Group chat(similar to the ones on bbm and whatsapp)
4. open chatrooms + user defined chatrooms(as seen in 2go)
5. method of adding contact include=username,a pin,users near u(as seen in weChat,requires GPS),phoneNumber,addfrom chatrooms,searching(based on certain feartures or "tags? defined by the user.
6. a p.m system
7. a forum/community
8. user wall(as seen in fb) and the ability to follow a user or forum(as seen here on NL)
9. u tell me..


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