# Client-side communicate to the Server-Side

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/client-side-communicate-to-the-server-side/330505>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [January 30, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/client-side-communicate-to-the-server-side/330505 "2013-01-30T15:57:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![rickyhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@rickyhay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rickyhay)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/client-side-communicate-to-the-server-side/330505/1 "2013-01-30T15:57:59Z")

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Hello All, I am looking for a little advice. I hope this is the correct forum to post this question. Anyhow, I want to build a live video chat application. I am really unsure what is the best alternative to go for, for the users to send text data messages.  
I have read tutorials on the the SharedObject.send method and the NetConnection.call() For the client to speak to the Server. However, i am still no clearer in my mind what the difference is? Please forgive me for the simplicity of this question but i am a newbie could these two alternatives work in a chat application were users are constantly send messages back and forth?  
Thank You Ricky