Get The Word Out - Google Talk

RexKwonDo

Jun 27 2006, 07:21 PM

I think AIM is the most popular IMing service followed by MSN messanger. Google Talk is basically a dead messanger and no one uses it. If anyone wants to help I say we get the word of this out to all our friends and to forums. I also suggest we contact PHP, IPB, IF, and other boards to add a GT button to go along with AIM, MSN, YIM, ICQ, and Email. Also if someone could make a Get Google Talk userbar it would be a good way to get the word out.

tcreator

Jun 28 2006, 07:15 AM

is it like MSN Messenger ???

tonyused

Jun 28 2006, 08:37 AM

QUOTE(tcreator @ Jun 28 2006, 03:15 PM)

is it like MSN Messenger ???

Google Talk is better than MSN Messenger, it has abetter look and feel, less intrusive ads. I like it and use it a lot. I now also use it to talk to my other contacts, before that I was using Skype but I like Google Talk better.

master_bacarra

Jun 28 2006, 01:02 PM

well, i use google talk for academic reasons. it's the only way we can communicate with our prof in my major class.

RexKwonDo

Jun 28 2006, 02:04 PM

yea if we can get our friends to use it, it can be the next big thing. i have a question about it though. can you have like buddy profiles, away messages, buddy icons, etc.?

apurva

Jun 28 2006, 03:12 PM

google talk is not like msn messenger but its very nice to use
the lay out is simple and very easy to use!!!!!!!!

pixieloo

Jun 29 2006, 06:01 PM

QUOTE(RexKwonDo @ Jun 28 2006, 10:04 AM)

yea if we can get our friends to use it, it can be the next big thing. i have a question about it though. can you have like buddy profiles, away messages, buddy icons, etc.?

you can add a picture for your friends, or they can add it themselves. you can have away messages. but i don't think there are buddy profiles.. the smilies are kinda neat because if you do =) or something, it'll turn itself around so that it's right side up.

SolarX

Jun 29 2006, 07:03 PM

QUOTE(RexKwonDo @ Jun 27 2006, 09:21 PM)

Sorry but I don't think that AIM is the biggest messenger. I would count ICQ and MSN as the big ones, no one I know has AIM...

Moss

Aug 27 2006, 06:59 PM

Actually AIM is used the most in the UNITED STATES. International wise I would say MSN Messanger because AIM is only avalible in some of Europe and in all of the US.

michaelper22

Aug 30 2006, 04:43 PM

QUOTE(RexKwonDo @ Jun 27 2006, 03:21 PM)

You can get a GTalk profile field mod for SMF from the SMF mods site. As far as this goes for other forums, this would more likely be accomplished through mods rather than implementation by the forum developers.
And there is a Google Talk userbar available at userbars.com.

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musicmaza

Dec 13 2007, 08:18 AM

I have been using gtalk for a year now
before that i used MSN messenger...but i think that Gtalk is better than MSN messenger
its looks better,signing is easy,simple interface,easily understandable and has good features too..
For those who haven't tried Try it now...its really good than many messengers

AnkitGoswami

Apr 9 2007, 05:37 PM

Well gtalk is very popular in India. It has now replaced yahoo messenger as the most used chat client. I'll list the ways in which gtalk is better than yahoo messenger and the ones in which it falls short:
Advs:
1)Simple interface and a neat pop up message feature
2)Integrated with orkut
3)Integrated with gmail
4)Very low ram usage
5)You can share your picasa web album
6)No annoying "Inside Yahoo"
7)You CAN disable run at startup
DisAdvs:
1)Not for dial up use. Causes problems with slow connections
2)No chat rooms
3)No environments (though i don't care about this feature)
4)Nothing like launchcast.

jet

Feb 28 2007, 08:32 AM

QUOTE(shigajet @ Feb 28 2007, 03:22 AM)

I haven't used Google Talk since it's inception in Gmail...primarily because I usually use Skype or Windows Messenger (default messenger program that came with the machine). I was just wondering...can you use it to talk with those who don't have a Gmail account?

Yep, you can - all they need to do is sign up for a Google account (but people who have a Gmail account automatically have a Google account, and therefore Google Talk account).

I only use Google Talk nowadays to talk to my few geeky friends who also have Google Talk because I get very annoyed with the general IM scene, especially the MSN one. "Do I know you? Then no, I don't want to be your friend, I don't want to be forced to listen to your problems with your little 12 year old friends spelled out in a toddler's attempt at language and will you please leave now." I ended up with more people on my blocked list than my friends list. Probably not a very good picture.

I don't think Google Talk will ever achieve the status of the other IM clients because it doesn't have all those bangs and whistles - backgrounds, thousands of emoticons, different coloured text, animation, etc. etc. which a lot of people like to use. So it will probably be left to the ones of us who actually only want to communicate, in understandable English, to use.

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