We talked about all the different 37 Signals products a while back, and they have a new one, called Campfire.

It’s a cart program aimed at business users, and I think the most important question when someone whats you to pay for a web service is “Why should I pay for this then I already have a free IM (icq, aim, msn, aol, yim)” Well I was happy to see that they answered this on Campfire’s main page.

How is Campfire different from Instant Messaging?

Instant messaging is great for one-on-one chats, but it’s not optimized for group chats of 3 or more people. Further, instant messaging is network dependent — if you are on AIM, and your client is on MSN, you can’t instant message. Campfire, on the other hand, is all about simple and quick network-agnostic group chats. It’s a self-contained, password-protected web-based chatroom that allows groups of up to 40 people to chat and easily share files together. No instant messaging software is required — all that’s required is a web browser. More on why Campfire is better for group chats than IM.

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