OMG LOL Google Talk BRB
Yes, I too will blog about Google Talk.
Google Talk is yet another instant messaging service, only this time it is from Google, which inherently makes it cool. If anyone is on this my username is my name (including last name), so feel free to add me if you know those two. (hint: whois) And if you need a Gmail invitation, let me know.
Although it is cool, I am not sure that this is really all that significant. IM is only useful when the people you need/want to talk to are on the same IM network as you. So, unless all my friends jump ship for Google Talk, I probably won’t use it very much. I’ll leave it on for at least the next few weeks to see who shows up.
I use Miranda. As far as I am concerned its one of the best IMs. It handles nearly all the protocols, AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Jabber, tons…and the new Google, which I think uses Jabber. And Miranda is free, and open source and not filled with crap/bloat. Can even run on a memory stick.
http://miranda-im.org/
Comment by Krak — August 29, 2005 @ 6:21 pmI had not seen Miranda, thanks. It looks like it is only available for Windows though. The best multi-protocol instant messaging client I have found for Mac OS X is Adium, which is what I am using for Google Talk. I still use Gaim on my Linux machine at work.
Comment by cwright — August 29, 2005 @ 9:16 pm