Comments on: Google Integrates Chat with GMail http://gigaom.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:47:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Prashanth http://gigaom.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44511 Prashanth Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:44:20 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44511 <p>I think the key is the ability to automatically save transcripts of your chats to a folder in gmail. This will be very useful. Microsoft/Hotmail with their space limitations never put this is. </p> <p>The next step is of course to see Gtalk voice messages saved to gmail. email and voicemail in the same box.</p> <p>I think it is these nifty features, small but handy, that are really helping google rehash old ideas into very usable formats. VOIP and P2P clients have been aroun for some time. But, once we have voicemails available in gmail inbox with simple click hear/delete/save functionality, gtalk based voip will see a lot more usage.</p> I think the key is the ability to automatically save transcripts of your chats to a folder in gmail. This will be very useful. Microsoft/Hotmail with their space limitations never put this is.

The next step is of course to see Gtalk voice messages saved to gmail. email and voicemail in the same box.

I think it is these nifty features, small but handy, that are really helping google rehash old ideas into very usable formats. VOIP and P2P clients have been aroun for some time. But, once we have voicemails available in gmail inbox with simple click hear/delete/save functionality, gtalk based voip will see a lot more usage.

]]> By: cakes http://gigaom.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44510 cakes Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:00:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44510 <p>I wonder when G-Chat will be available for Safari/Mac users. Microsoft isn't supporting IE for the Mac anymore (not that i'd want to use it), and I like Safari enough that I don't feel the need to get Firefox...except for maybe to see what all the fuss is about.</p> I wonder when G-Chat will be available for Safari/Mac users. Microsoft isn’t supporting IE for the Mac anymore (not that i’d want to use it), and I like Safari enough that I don’t feel the need to get Firefox…except for maybe to see what all the fuss is about.

]]> By: Whocares http://gigaom.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44509 Whocares Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:27:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44509 <p>Are you kidding me??? why are people freaking out like it is the greatest thing ever??? c'mon google</p> Are you kidding me??? why are people freaking out like it is the greatest thing ever??? c’mon google

]]> By: CarLBanks http://gigaom.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44508 CarLBanks Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:17:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44508 <p>I think this is a great idea.</p> I think this is a great idea.

]]> By: Digital Life » Blog Archive » Google Integrates Chat with GMail http://gigaom.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44507 Digital Life » Blog Archive » Google Integrates Chat with GMail Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:06:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44507 <p>[...] [...]</p> [...] [...]

]]> By: Paul Jardine http://gigaom.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44506 Paul Jardine Tue, 07 Feb 2006 08:29:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44506 <p>I can't help feeling this is the wrong way round. Integrate chat into email?? Surely email into chat would be more sensible. If an email isn't from someone I know, then it doesn't get my immediate attention. Perhaps Kahuna will do that? I don't know, I didn't get a beta test invitation! <em>sniff</em></p> I can’t help feeling this is the wrong way round. Integrate chat into email?? Surely email into chat would be more sensible. If an email isn’t from someone I know, then it doesn’t get my immediate attention.
Perhaps Kahuna will do that? I don’t know, I didn’t get a beta test invitation! sniff

]]> By: Mike Torres http://gigaom.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44505 Mike Torres Tue, 07 Feb 2006 08:19:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44505 <p>I really hate to be the one to point this out given that I work at Microsoft, but Hotmail has had this for years. And I'm not talking about the next generation (Kahuna aka Windows Live Mail). I mean standard, old school, blue Hotmail.</p> <p>Unified contact list, online presence indicators in the inbox & contact list, and "Instant Reply" on email messages. And the great thing is that it doesn't even require a client to use it (you won't get that error message above)... it gracefully falls back to MSN Web Messenger if MSN Messenger isn't installed. Pretty cool, but I'm obviously biased.</p> I really hate to be the one to point this out given that I work at Microsoft, but Hotmail has had this for years. And I’m not talking about the next generation (Kahuna aka Windows Live Mail). I mean standard, old school, blue Hotmail.

Unified contact list, online presence indicators in the inbox & contact list, and “Instant Reply” on email messages. And the great thing is that it doesn’t even require a client to use it (you won’t get that error message above)… it gracefully falls back to MSN Web Messenger if MSN Messenger isn’t installed. Pretty cool, but I’m obviously biased.

]]> By: Rick http://gigaom.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44504 Rick Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:16:41 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/06/google-integrates-chat-with-gmail/#comment-44504 <p>Om, this is so simple, yet so cool. Why has it taken a newcomer to "revolutionize" the simple idea of unified communications within the browser!? It's Google who makes the simple, simply irresistable.</p> Om, this is so simple, yet so cool. Why has it taken a newcomer to “revolutionize” the simple idea of unified communications within the browser!? It’s Google who makes the simple, simply irresistable.

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