- What is Chipgram?
Chipgram is a poker chip with a unique code to discreetly invite someone of interest during a chance encounter to chat using a private messaging system on our website. The recipient is not required to register, pay, download any applications, or give up any personal information to participate. The Guest may opt into Email Notifications for new messages if they wish.Â
- Why use Chipgram?
Chipgram combats missed connections by giving you a quick and easy way to interact with someone of interest even in difficult environments where there is little time, privacy, or unfavorable logistics to initiate or continue a conversation. Unlike dropping or requesting a phone number or email, Chipgram is less formal and engages in conversation immediately before interest is lost.
Chipgram gives you a clean, clear, durable, chat invite instead of illegible contact information scribbled on a paper product that can easily get lost or destroyed. Chipgram also provides both parties with a communication venue that is disconnected to their personal contact information and social media accounts.
- How does Chipgram work?
Chipgram combines the old passing a paper note technology with instant messaging technology. We use a poker chip labeled with a stock greeting on one side and a unique numeric code on the other, which can be passed to a person of interest, greeting side up. This is the same concept as passing someone a paper note, except; to open and respond to the “note”, the recipient visits our website.
That person logs in as a Guest on our homepage using the 13-numbers from the chip code.
Note that the chip color on the Guest log in page may not match the Guest’s actual chip color.
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The unique code on the chip connects the chip dealer (Member) and the chip recipient (Guest) exclusively with a chat window.
Unlike a paper note, however, Chipgram only requires the initial pass. After that first contact, both parties can correspond online at their leisure through a secure messaging system on our website without a physical presence.
A variety of messages can be set ahead of time on the Member’s chips for common situations. These messages can be cleared for a custom message on each chip for a recipient if time allows. The Member can change the chip name from its color to either the actual name of the person, the venue, or whatever name to help identify the conversation. Guests do not see this alias on their chat window.
- Where do I use Chipgram?
In places that are too noisy (bars, restaurants, concerts, sporting events), too quiet (libraries, bookstores, coffee shops), too busy (malls, grocery stores), too public (lack of privacy, will disturb others), with conversation poachers, or in other situations where you cannot start or finish a conversation.
The chip is colorful enough to notice, but small enough to deliver quickly and in a discreet manner. Chipgram works in places of employment, at events, or where your person of interest is embedded in a group.
- When do I use Chipgram?
In any situation where there seems to be mutual interest; but communication with someone new is limited due to a lack of privacy, unfavorable logistics, limited time, being disruptive to others, and/or little possibility of a second chance to connect.