Google about to release it's own IM? Maybe - 1320drag.net -#1 source for drag racing videos & racing content

2TONE_93GT · 08-23-2005, 02:07 AM

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Thanks to OrangeSoul, Tom Servo, CarlNewton and bangbang023 for the heads up about this.

A recent New York Times story on the Google Sidebar had an interesting side note about an annoucement Wednesday of a new “communication tool” -- could this be the much speculated Google IM?

While executives would not disclose what the tool was, it has long been speculated that Google would introduce an IM service to compete with AOL, Yahoo, and MSN, and last year the rumor mill said that Google would use the open source Jabber protocol to power its product.

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dirtyoldprick · 08-23-2005, 03:45 PM

Wow, this is cool. I think.....

Daley · 08-24-2005, 08:53 AM

http://talk.google.com

dirtyoldprick · 08-24-2005, 08:57 AM

Downloaded it, we shall see how good it works.

Subsidized · 08-24-2005, 08:58 AM

i dunno if it will grow.. maybe i dunno. MSN seems to be what everyone uses. It took over ICQ. I remember ICQ was what everyone used. Nows its a waste of space in the www

NOTORIOUS VR · 08-24-2005, 01:19 PM

^^^ So then who is to say that is won't take over MSN?

The only think that is holding them back right now is that you NEED a gmail account to use it.. if they got rid of that (maybe once its not beta anymore?) they'd have more users join it??

I DL'd it...

SuprAdam · 08-24-2005, 01:28 PM

AOL > all others

Most don't use it much up here in Canada, but down south that is all they use....

james12lucy · 08-25-2005, 11:12 AM

I love Gmail. I've been using it for a while and its far superior to hotmail. Google talk is to MSN, as MSN was to ICQ. MSN's days are numbered now, jump ship to GMail. If you need and account, let me know, I've got a few invitations left.