Google Adds Chat To Gmail

Nathan Weinberg writes "Google has added a chat feature to Gmail. It brings Google Talk, minus voice calls, into your webmail client. Gmail now also logs your IMs, whether they originate in Gmail or Google Talk. In the commentary at InsideGoogle, I note that Google recommends you disable Firefox's AdBlock, which can block Google's ads, if you want Gmail Chat to function properly."

Comments

chat with people or advertisers?

[Anonymous Coward]

AC: Hey! What you been up to? :-D
GCA: same old same old. workin 9-5 sux teh bawls :-\
AC: tell me about it! i hardly have time to utorrent warez anymore :-P
GCA: Hey, I've got a quick and easy site you can go to for warez if you want. 8-)
AC: nah, that's okay, I've got to go make dinner.
GCA: whatcha makin? ;-)
AC: just some chicken and some veggies :-$
GCA: you could spice up that chicken with some worchester sauce :-D
AC: No... I'm good thanks. :-\
AC: What's up with all the links, Allison?
GCA: Allison?
AC: Aren't you Grand Canyon Alli? From the spring break trip?
GCA: ... yeeeeaaaah.. I just wanted to help you make dinner ;)
AC: OMG You're a Google Chat Advertiser!! :-O

Disable Adblock?

[verloren]

You can unblock my ads when you pry it from my cold...no, wait...I'll uninstall Adblock when I pry it from your...no, that's not it...I'll pry Adblock from...

Ain't gonna happen.

BCC

[jaaronc]

Actually, this was technology that google had to incorporate in order to get Google Talk into China...all chat logs are BCC'd to the chinese government...

Re:Way more than "partial excitement."

[LittleLebowskiUrbanA]

That was one of the most rambling posts I've ever tried to read. Pimping a blog or something? Get to the point already.