I recently picked up word of Mapable a recent startup from the Dallas area. After trying it out, my best explanation of it is a cross between 37signals’ Campfire and Jambo. You can create a chat room that different people can join and you can see where they are in the world, via the use of the big GoogleMap in the middle.

I did encounter a slightly better experience than I did with Riya a few days ago. I was able to login and set up an account, but a lot of the UI needs work in order to work with Safari. Alignments of text and pictures was off kilter. I wasn’t even able to post a comment using Safari (isn’t chatting the crux of it all?). ouch!

SO, I used Firefox as my backup, again. I created a chat room that you should visit. I am curious to see where you are writing from, and how well it works. Just click on the link below. They don’t have ‘invites’ yet.

BigActTest @ Mapable.com