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Real-Time Text Over Jabber/XMPP/Google Talk

Posted by timothy on from the no-room-for-oopses dept.

mdrejhon writes "Geeks who miss the UNIX 'talk' days, have a new modern savior: XMPP.org has published the new XEP-0301 Real-Time Text standard, which allows streaming text that is continuously transmitted as it is typed or otherwise composed. It allows conversational use of text, where people interactively converse with each other."

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  1. No by Normal+Dan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I do remember the days of real-time text. I don't want it back. I make too many typos and other such mistakes. I'd rather not let others watch me type.

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  2. Oh, cool! by LSD-OBS · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Welcome to 2011, where 1981 is continuously re-invented

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  3. BlackBerry Ping / MSN Nudge / XMPP XEP-0224 by mdrejhon · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And what on earth would you use a "beep" command for?

    Darn near everybody else has it:

    Yahoo Buzz
    BlackBerry Ping
    Windows Live Nudge
    XMPP.org's XEP-0224 "Attention" (for Jabber / XMPP / Google Talk / etc)

    This is a protocol optimized for assistive use for the deaf, too; and it can be turned on/off. (i.e. real time text is optional) This really, is an unobtrusive add-on that can be off by default (much like AIM's existing real time text feature is off by default)