Google Talk

**headsortails** · 26th June 2006

The forum description says 'Google Talk The new IM and VoIP client from Google - sure to be a winner !' - do you think it will be a winner?

The IM aspect of GT will surely never beat the mass of MSN Messengers out there already. As much as I'd like to seethe ad splattered MSN Messenger be shoved aside by a superior IM client but I fear it may be a similar case to the Firefox vs MS Internet Explorer.

**marcode** · 26th June 2006

msn/yh/aol etc etc... the major difference is they are all propriatery and use closed networks.

gtalk is based on jabber (xmpp) and as such is an open protocol and they encourage federation of chat networks. add to that sip based voip, and theyve got a good thing going... if only people werent sheep and saw the benefits of an open protocol based client over fucking animated smileys and bloat.

also if you use gmail, the integration is excellent, you can chat just through logging into gmail which is really really nicely done, and better than any of msn's web-based chat solutions.

**headsortails** · 26th June 2006

Good point about xmpp - I hadn't realised that.

I use gmail (which again is far superior to Hotmail) and the chat integration is an innovative and useful idea.

**Mestedup** · 11th July 2006

I've really dont like their stand alone IM client. plus not everyone on google uses it so whats the point?

**marcode** · 11th July 2006

Originally Posted by Mestedup

I've really dont like their stand alone IM client. plus not everyone on google uses it so whats the point?

other than everything ive outlined above.. fuck all.

if u dont like it, are too stupid to realise the advantages, or are simply one of these morons who cant do without their fucking animated smileys, dont use it.

**headsortails** · 11th July 2006

I didn't like it at first mainly, I'm sad to say, because it's not like MSN Messenger.

Spend some time with it, and appreciated that it is in its infancy.

**headsortails** · 13th July 2006

Does anyone know if it planned to add GoogleTalk to the DF public profile settings?

**gunner** · 13th July 2006

Can you use Googlamail to chat to MSN/Yahoo contacts?

I have not really used it much, but it makes sense for me to as I always have a Gmail window open.

**headsortails** · 13th July 2006

Using Google you can only talk to Open Communications Services, which as marcode suggests above include many 'smaller' clients. This does not include MSN, Yahoo, AIM which use a closed network.

Have a look here for more info - http://www.google.com/talk/otherclients.html

**gunner** · 13th July 2006

Ah, I see, cheers.

**Andypled** · 18th July 2006

Personally I find Trillian pretty good for using instead of MSN cak, plus it lets you logon to MSN, Yahho, AOl and ICQ at once but each to their own, I'll get round to grabbing this one sometime when i remember one evening and see how it goes,