Broadcaster

This extension allows to send broadcast messages to all site members at online. This means that broadcasted message would be seen almost instantly by all online member despite of the page they're on.

Basically that is it! That is all this module can do. But let's think about what it can serve as:

1. It can be used as an advertising system. You're able to disable it's usage for common members, so only you (and/or a limited group of advertisers) would be able to send broadcast messages while all members on your site would be always seeing what you've broadcasted.
2. It can be used to make site-wide announcements. It always stores last N (configurable parameter) messages in the system and shows them every time someone logs in to the site.
3. It can be used to promote purchasable membership levels to help you to monetize your site. Ability to post messages, ability to use advanced message post form, ability to view messages and ability to disable the broadcasting system are all controlled via dolphin's membership levels system.
4. And the last but not least - it can be used to unite members in your community. When member navigates a web site, in many cases he feels himself alone there. But if he would be seeing that someone just logged is broadcasting something like "Hi all!" then he wouldn't feel himself alone there and it is likely that he'll enter the conversation. And the more members are entering the conversation the more funny this becomes.

Here is how it looks like:

Admin panel settings

A quick link on the member menu bar to have an easy access to the module

Simple form for sending broadcast messages

Advanced form for sending broadcast messages which can contain rich formatted text like images, links, youtube videos, etc.

Samples of a received messages

You can see it in action on our demo site: http://dolphin70.aqbsoft.com/
Notice that upon visiting it you should see last messages left by us or other people who were testing this module (I can't guarantee that these messages would contain any sense or even will be decent, so be careful :)).

UPDATE: Due to many requests a two options were added:

1) Ability to configure it so it shows a message only once in a certain browser (by default it shows a message once per browser session)

2) Ability to completely clean messages queue