I used IRC for 7 years at my old job, even in an office. At my new startup we're using www.hipchat.com which is a pretty good replacement (simpler, no IRC serv

I used IRC for 7 years at my old job, even in an office. At my new startup we're using www.hipchat.com which is a pretty good replacement (simpler, no IRC server to setup), and its cheap.