IM News: Are You Ready For Another IM?! Google is.

Lokie · 23-August-05, 07:15 PM

Google ready to walk the walk with text, voice IMs

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	Google (GOOG) is planning to introduce its own instant messaging system, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday, marking the expansion by the Web search leader into text and voice communications. Citing unnamed sources "familiar with the service," the Los Angeles Times said that Google's instant messaging program would be called Google Talk and could be launched as early as Wednesday. Google Talk goes beyond text-based instant messaging, letting users hold voice conversations with other computer users, the newspaper quoted a source as saying. A Google spokeswoman declined to comment on the company's product plans. If confirmed, the combined computer text and voice service would put Google in competition with a similar service pioneered by Skype, which has attracted tens of millions of users, especially in Europe, to its own service.

4rm4g3dd0n · 23-August-05, 07:24 PM

man i love google i cant wait to see how this turns out

post_break · 23-August-05, 09:00 PM

I wonder if you will have to be invited like gmail. Its like a secret society but not.

j-dogg · 24-August-05, 05:09 PM

PB that link in your sig is off the hook. I *love* DnB.

Nerdz · 24-August-05, 08:14 PM

I wonder if Trillian will support it...

godfoot · 24-August-05, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by post_break


	I wonder if you will have to be invited like gmail. Its like a secret society but not.

Nope! You can download it now right here:

http://www.google.com/talk/

I downloaded it at work but haven't given it a try yet, plus I don't know anyone else that has it yet.

Sparky · 25-August-05, 12:50 AM

Pretty plain but it looks good. Google has always seemed to be all about plain and effective utilities. Anyways hit me up jackpotcoast at gmail dot com

jcarkeys · 25-August-05, 08:34 AM

Yes, trillian works with it. All Google talk is is a client that automatically connects to its own Jabber server. So, any program that allows you to connect to jabber will let you connect to Google Talk.

konai_konai666 · 25-August-05, 10:02 AM

Awsome, finally, I feel maybe if this is good enough, maybe I can even try IM (atleast seprate from Xfire I started seriously using only weeks ago).

TiZakit · 29-August-05, 10:43 PM

Just what the internet needs.... ANOTHER IM program.

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23-August-05, 07:24 PM		#2 (permalink)
4rm4g3dd0n Apex Elite Tech	man i love google i cant wait to see how this turns out

23-August-05, 09:00 PM		#3 (permalink)
post_break I Drive A Mac	I wonder if you will have to be invited like gmail. Its like a secret society but not.

24-August-05, 05:09 PM		#4 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	PB that link in your sig is off the hook. I love DnB.

24-August-05, 08:14 PM		#5 (permalink)
Nerdz Sir Knight of Spamalot	I wonder if Trillian will support it...

25-August-05, 12:50 AM		#7 (permalink)
Sparky Apex Tech God	Pretty plain but it looks good. Google has always seemed to be all about plain and effective utilities. Anyways hit me up jackpotcoast at gmail dot com

25-August-05, 08:34 AM		#8 (permalink)
jcarkeys Key Hoe	Yes, trillian works with it. All Google talk is is a client that automatically connects to its own Jabber server. So, any program that allows you to connect to jabber will let you connect to Google Talk.

25-August-05, 10:02 AM		#9 (permalink)
konai_konai666 DuckWarrior's Personal Quack-Hoe	Awsome, finally, I feel maybe if this is good enough, maybe I can even try IM (atleast seprate from Xfire I started seriously using only weeks ago).

29-August-05, 10:43 PM		#10 (permalink)
TiZakit Apex Tech Demi-God	Just what the internet needs.... ANOTHER IM program.