I don't know what exactly it is called but i just had the brain wave and i am sharing it."what if we have this Tiny chat box on the right corner of Expat.com.[Some thing like we have in Face book too]
We will be knowing if we are online at same time.There are many[like me] who may not be interested to share their email ID nor they want messages in their inbox.So getting online and having a little chit chat won't be a bad idea.
I understand julien u r running this wonderful website on your own expenses and without sponsors and it may cost u but I am just throwing an idea,rest of it depends on u and other Admins.I am sure it won't decrease our blog quantities and interest towards the forums
Pl members,give your feed back and Julien if you don't like the Idea"Delete the topic"