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How to import a list of questions to the Q&A / Interview?


It is now possible to make a batch import of questions for your Dilmot Q&A or interview

When you want to insert a bunch of questions for the Q&A / Interview that you would like to publish with Dilmot, this new feature will save you a lot of time. The alternative to using this bulk import method would be to enter a question at a time, using the form.

Just prepare a simple text file with the list of questions you want to import into the stream. For example:

Ann: How long ago did you start preparing your last movie?

John: What did you think about the critics you received in Cannes?

Kim: When are you planning your next tour in Spain?

The syntax has 3 rules:
- One question per line
- Separate the name of the person and the question with a colon before the question
- Leave a blank line between questions

Then, save the file as a .txt file and go ahead and import it. The menu shows inside the admin stream page.

Import questions to the Q&A or Interview you publish with Dilmot

Import questions to the Q&A or Interview you publish with Dilmot

Select the file with the questions in the above explained format.

The imported questions will be shown for your confirmation beforehand

The imported questions will be shown for your confirmation beforehand

If there is any problem, cancel and make sure that the .txt file is properly formated. If it is like you like, just confirm the action.

There is also the possibility to import questions and answers, a closed stream. But for the moment this action is reserved to premium accounts.

Get in touch with us to get support regarding this new functionality. We hope you enjoy it and saves you time in your daily Q&A work.

Fireside chats in Internet


The interesting story of fireside chats and how you can make one today

Exposing a politician to the questions of the general public is not something that new. President Roosevelt, starting in 1933, initiated a series of radio talks where the questions were directly made by the listeners.

Roosevelt addressing the nation in the radio firechat

Roosevelt addressing the nation in the radio firechat

Nowadays, something similar has been done by President Obama with his #askObama hashtag in Twitter, that is still being used today. So, even if today the digital media make it so easy to have a direct contact with the public personalities, it is quite curious to see that this trend was initiated more than 80 years ago.

Sources:

Terminología fireside chat, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fireside+chat an informal address by a political leader over radio or television, especially as given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1933.

historia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireside_chats

A pioneer in profiling: Proust’s questionnaire


Following with our series of famous interviews and questionnaires, we introduce today Proust’s questionnaire

Marcel Proust, all the time wondering

Marcel Proust, all the time wondering

We have put this questionnaire as an example of Dilmot’s capabilities to manage a Questions and Answers session on-line: http://www.dilmot.com/streams/proust-questionnaire

Proust Questionnaire, published with Dilmot webapp

Proust Questionnaire, published with Dilmot webapp

If you would like to see the questions in the original version (French), check out this site: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questionnaire_de_Proust

Customize the background design and bubble colors in your Dilmot chat


It is now possible to choose your preferred color for the background and also choose among some cool textures. The chat bubbles can be also customized

Following on with our policy to make embedding your Q&A’s and interviews with the best matching design, we launch today the possibility to customize various design items.

Send question form in a Dilmot chat with a custom background

Send question form in a Dilmot chat with a custom background

We are also giving the chance to choose your preferred bubble style that will be used in your on-line conversations:

Customize bubble style in your Dilmot chat

Customize bubble style in your Dilmot chat

In case you have any special requirement, do not hesitate to get in touch with us. We can make any adaptation you need in order to match the embedded Q&A or interview with your website / blog. You can get in touch with us in this link

Embed a live Q&A session in a blog or website


There are many reasons why you would like to have a live conversation with your readers, and embed it in your existing website or blog. Today we would like to feature a live chat that is complementary to a Google Hangout. As you can see in the image below, Waiomizik is embedding the webchat right below his live streaming session done with Google Hangouts on air:

Embed a Q&A session in a website, to support a Google Hangout on air session

Embed a Q&A session in a website, to support a Google Hangout on air session

What is a Hangout on air?

A Hangout on air is a web application that belongs to Google. It is used to make a live video stream with a webcam. And this live video stream can take place between several persons. Because YouTube belongs to Google, then you can broadcast the Google Hangout on air inside of a YouTube embedded viewer.

What do you need to do something like this?

– A Google/YouTube account that will allow you to set-up the Google Hangout on Air
– A Dilmot account, that will allow you to set-up the live Q&A chat. See a tutorial here: How can I publish a live Q&A session on the Internet?

Both of these applications, Hangouts on air (YouTube) and Dilmot, allow embedding of their webapps inside of other webs, so this is all you have to do: embed the Hangout video and embed the Dilmot stream.

In the image above, you can see that there is a countdown to the start of the Hangout. When the Hangout will start, this box will show the live streaming video.

Below the Google Hangout box, there is the Dilmot stream of webchat, that will be updated automatically every time there is a new question and answer. This webchat will allow the broadcasters to receive questions that they would like to respond during the video streaming. So, Dilmot works as a complementary webapp to Hangout on air.

If you need further help, do not hesitate to get in touch with our team, and we will make our best to help you organise a successful Hangout + Dilmot live event.