If you'd like to contribute to a discussion by recording your own voice messages, you'll first need to
sign up. Keep in mind that you don't need to take part in a discussion to enjoy Chinswing. Just listening is fun too!
NOTE: Chinswing currently targets only Firefox (1.5/2.0) and Internet Explorer (6/7) web browsers, and uses Flash (for playing audio) and Java (for voice recording). Click the following icons for the latest versions.
1. Channels and Discussions
All discussions are categorised into various topical "channels". For example,
there is a Movies channel, and a Small Business channel. It is inside these channels
that the multi-user discussions exist. Each discussion is made up of voice
messages, recorded by Chinswing users.
There are two types of pages at the heart of Chinswing.
Channel pages list all the discussions that exist in a particular channel, and offer ways to narrow your search and enhance browsing.
Discussion pages show a visual representation of a particular audio discussion, and offer ways to navigate through the list of contributors and discussion history. This is where you
listen to the discussion.
An example Discussion page
An example Channel page
2. Joining in with your voice
To record your voice message, just click on either a "Record a message"
or "Start a new discussion" button (see screenshots above for locations).
You'll then be taken to the recording page, where you can record your message and add extra information. Keep in mind that you can review your message (and re-record it if you like) before clicking "Save" to upload the message to Chinswing.
That's all there is to it!
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3. Following evolving conversations
To stay up to date with any particular discussion, you have two choices:
1. Listen on the website, by simply returning to (or bookmarking)
the discussion that you wish to follow, and seeing what's new.
2. Keep a "watchlist", and optionally receive email notifications.
You can keep a personal "watchlist" of discussions that you want to monitor by clicking the "Add to Watchlist" button found on every discussion page. This watchlist will be visible on your user profile page (when you're logged in). You can then receive email notifications whenever someone adds a message to any of those discussions.
3. Subscribe using the RSS/Podcast feed link. By using RSS reader/aggregator or
podcast receiver software, you
can be automatically alerted when someone adds a message to that particular discussion.
This method is for more advanced users.
Using podcast receiver software, you can have any new messages automatically transferred
to your mp3 player for listening on-the-go! iTunes/iPod users should use the
one-click "Add to iTunes" link.
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