Mark Jeffrey is an author and web entrepreneur, and back in the 90s he developed on of the most popular real-time chat spaces. But the timing wasn't right. The technology just wasn't advanced enough for the concept. Cut to 2011 - the tech has finally caught up, and Mark thinks we are currently experiencing an explosive resurgence in real-time chat environments. Beyond video games and Second Life, the new breed of real-time chat spaces are setting the stage for the next level of social media - "purposeless" social places to connect and hang-out virtually.
