Site events like the Sunday morning Plug chat or "events" with sponsors or Zeno could take place in a live chat room. Q/A sessions could take place or just shooting the breeze... thinks like that.

Google's WAVE or BUZZ?
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I know what you're saying, but I my thought was integration into the site for ease of use and also to keep the traffic coming here.
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