I have the same problem as well...I've gone into the chat cafe many times to see if anyone is there, and never see anyone on. Maybe this feature is not popular, for people are setting up blogs, and images, etc. I think it would be great to see on the main screen who's chatting as well.

Jamie Santellano

I too found that chatting room empty most of the time.

gillis

The chat room does work. Thing is that few people notice it when you are in the room. The best way to get it working is for anyone interested in chatting to plan a few days ahead by creating an event which will show the date, time, and subject you want to talk about in the chat room. By creating an event, it will be posted on the calendar, and also in the blog/news section. Giving the time will also make it more likely that someone will show up!

Another tip is that, when you do go in the chat room, that you enter some text every couple of minutes even though you may be the only one there. That way, the system will know there is an active member in the chat room and will notify others that someone is there.