Tag: GOOGLETALK

Today Google announced Google Apps for Your Domain. Through this new service, Google is offering free private label email, instant messaging and calendar tools. The web-based applications are built on the same free Google applications you are used to like Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, and Google Page Creator, but with the addition of your unique branding and interface design. Users have the ...

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The new Yahoo! Messenger version 8 with voice has been brought out of beta to stir the pot with MSN Messenger, and Google Talk. Besides being able to tie into MSN Messenger contacts, the new Yahoo messenger is loaded with plug-ins and cool new features from both internal developers, and users, by using Yahoo Messengers Plug-in SDK. Top plug-ins for Yahoo Messenger include one for Coupons.com, ...

Google has just released a great new version of Google Talk. This new version has all the goodies people have been asking for. This new feature list includes: File Transfer - Send unlimited files and folders to contacts. With no restrictions on file size. Voicemail - If your buddy isn't answering his/her call, leave a message. A voicemail message. And even if your friend doesn't use Google ...

Those that have been keeping up with Six Apart's open source work may be aware of DJabberd, which is a framework for building Jabber chat servers (Jabber, of course, being the open IM protocol that powers Google Talk/Gmail Chat). It's unsurprising, then, that the company has just announced the integration of a Jabber server into LiveJournal. Though I use the term "integration" loosely--for now ...

Gmail's built-in Chat feature, which lets you use Google Talk within your web browser, is pretty handy, but I often find that a message has been waiting me for a long time before I notice the tab blinking at me. Gmail Chat Alert is an extension for Firefox that fixes that by sounding an audio notification when you get an IM in Gmail. Simple and effective. ...

There is a new version of Google Talk available that adds a feature that most other instant messaging clients have: user pictures. It also contains a number of new features, including: Pop-up boxes for contacts when rolled over Multiple visual themes with different formats to display chats Alerts now have a close button and right-click option Contact status changes occur ...

Recently Google updated Google Talk to enable "federation" with other servers, the main effect of which is that you can now talk to users on other Jabber servers using Google Talk. As a side effect, however, it's also possible to sign on to AIM, MSN Messenger, or Yahoo! IM and talk to your buddies, all from within Google Talk. BigBlueBall has a tutorial on getting it working. It takes a ...

Last week the Jabber Software Foundation announced the publication of Jingle, a set of extensions to XMPP, the message protocol used by Jabber, for use VoIP and video, which are open version of the protocols used by Google Talk. Google has been working with Jabber to standardize these protocols, and have released the open source Libjingle package for other developers to make use of the protocols. ...