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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!
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"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.
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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.
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?
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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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Their service may be treated as one if you have really dirty friends though. ;-)
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"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.
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.
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,
That's odd, wmd.google.com couldn't be found??