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Google Instant Messenger Coming Really (or Not?)
bach37 writes "Google is rumored to launch its own instant messenger tomorrow." Other sources are reporting that talk.google.com is running jabber. Of course we've also had stories about all this being rumors
Yet Another Instant Messanger.
Just what we need!
I am very small, utmostly microscopic.
No, sorry.
I would accept an instant messenger protocol from them, except I think they're still missing a grammar checker.
"In fact, if I were Google, I would be working on Google Browser. Then they could deliver ads whenever someone was browsing the Internet!"
You mean Opera? That's what it does. Serves Google ads as soon as you open the browser, and then for each page you visit.
A polar bear is a cartesian bear after a coordinate transform.
How do you do context ads on VOIP? Voice recognition isn't good enough.
I can just imagine...
So Bob, I was talking to Jim the other day about that new medication he's on...
BEEEEP, Google here, I heard you talking about medication, can I interest you in some PENIS ENLARGEMENT PILLS? Press 3 followed by the hash key to learn more, or press 1 to continue your conversation.
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It would appear that they want to take over the internet by playing their "we're not Microsoft" card.
Any chances for a linux client that does video?
/dev/Webcam > mplayer | gaim >& /dev/null &
No.
How many times do we have to go over this?
Okay. Now pay attention. The day we get something like that is the day Linus' head explodes and the stump of his neck becomes a nesting ground for wild geese.
Linux cannot, by unwritten rule, have IM with solid video capabilities. It's common law; it's like our magna carta.
Anyhow, if that's what you want then you could probably ask some guru which CLI tools to chain together quite against their will. Maybe something like this will work:
echo
(disclaimer: I love linux, but the parent is right; nothing decent like that for linux; careful, I have mod points - mention gnome meeting and I'll, err... err.)
Blearf. Blearf, I say.
What possible ads could you serve to: "WTFOMGLOL!!!111oneone!11"?
1. Play catch-up and roll out various services (news, mail, etc)
2. Roll out a Jabber-based IM client
3. Gather the account passwords of your competitors users
4. Once you have reached a critical mass of users, change all users MSN/Y!/AOL/ICQ passwords.
There can be only one! - awormus
Well, do you? :)
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> I know of only one jabber client currently that's usable on a daily basis
Does that client have a name and does it run under Windows?
Its currently an empty page, but perhaps that means something. Yes. It means: 'Nothing for you to see here, move along.'
I hear there's rumors on the Slashdots
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Money for nothing, pix for free
psi, I meant to put it in my original post, then I saw something....OOOO SHINY!!!
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That should make IM Sex a whole lot more graphic!
OK, babe... I'm taking off your panties
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gaim logs my IMs
:))
and i have grep/awk/sed
what else do i need?
Lemure, wtf! Don't you mean Lemur?
Their service may be treated as one if you have really dirty friends though. ;-)
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
My favourite: "Gabber"
More boring possibilities:
Google Chat
Google Messenger
Gtalk
He who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.
"One geek will drag over their friends"
geek... friends?
Google is launching an ahjfgdf service tomorrow.
there's more than one way to do me.
I'll wait for a real announcement before I assume anything.
Huh? You will start making assumptions about what they're doing after they announce what they're doing?
What comes first, finding a teacher or becoming a student?
Google will be passe the moment you can buy Google heroin. Then, as you lie wasted in the street, the needle will serve up contextualised adverts based on your personal preferences.
Google Instant Messenger Coming Really (or Not?)
... or "Not?"
So, is it "Really Coming"
Tomorrow: Microsoft Linux Definitely Confirmed (Possibly?)
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Wow, that's retarded.
Hello is designed to let you send high-quality pictures instantly and securely over any speed connection, even dialup. With Hello, you can send hundreds of high quality pictures to your friends in just seconds--you can't do that with email.
Damn, I hope they apply this to all files soon so people with dialup connections can download Gentoo instantly!!
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Press 3 followed by the hash key to learn more
You really think they'll make you calculate the hash key? I know Google engineers are smart but I didn't know they expect that much from their customers.
There are 2 kinds of people in this world. Those that can keep their train of thought,
A lightweight version can be called SLIM-GIM. :-)
That's odd, wmd.google.com couldn't be found??
Way to go, dumbass ;)
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