The layout of Ustream’s website is rather convoluted, so I thought I’d take some time to explain exactly how to get into the chat room.
First, to make things easier, sign up for a Ustream account here.
After you’ve entered some basic info, created a user name and password, and agreed to the Ustream TOS, go to Bad Communication’s Ustream page.
Once there, direct your attention to the box on the right with the big green button labeled “Check-in & Chat”
By default, the mode selected is called “Social Stream.” This is a sort of shout box that people can use to post messages to our show page with their Facebook or Twitter accounts. We’re not interested in that for now, what we want is the chat room. Click the tab immediately to the right of “Social Stream” labeled “Chat”
You’ll be prompted to enter a user name and password. Enter the user name and password of the Ustream account you created earlier. I’ve noticed that it’s a bit glitchy and might take more than one try.
Now should you be savvy with Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and find yourself unsatisfied with Ustream’s web chat interface, you can also access the show’s chat room via your favorite IRC client (Ubuntu users such as myself have one included in Empathy ^_^). There are far too many clients out there, so I can’t give instructions for all of them. But basically, you’ll need to create a new network in your client containing one or more of the following servers:
chat1.ustream.tv
chat2.ustream.tv
chat3.ustream.tv
chat4.ustream.tv
The port for all of them is 6667, and they don’t use SSL. You’ll have to login using a Ustream user name and password. Once you’re in, our chat room is #bad-communication.
IT’S THAT EASY!
-Andrew
