Ugh!!'s Greymatter Honeypot » Google-Talk http://www.u-g-h.com Distracting the Mind with Information Overload Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:39:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Talk to me – thanks to Google Talkback http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/02/26/talk-to-me-thanks-to-google-talkback/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/02/26/talk-to-me-thanks-to-google-talkback/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:23:18 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/index.php/2008/02/26/talk-to-me-thanks-to-google-talkback/ I’ve just added a Google Chatback button to this blog, which you can see on the top of the right-hand sidebar, which allows readers on my blog to page me and have a chat, if they are so inclined. It’s a new feature that has just been announced by Google and seems to be the talk of the town. It’s a great way to get in touch with your blog readers, or to provide live support (whether you’re a software vendor or a mover NYC this could be an interesting addition to your website). I’m not sure how successfully it will be, as I’m not sure I want to be interrupted every few minutes, but it will be an interesting experiment in interactivity.

The execution isn’t as smooth as I think it should be. When someone clicks on the button I get a message in Google Talk (running on my desktop). However I don’t get launched straight into the conversation. The message has a link to a website which shows me this page:

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I then have to click the button to launch a web-based chat to talk to my “guest”.? I would have preferred to talk to the visitor directly in my Google Chat client, but I suppose the technology just isn’t there yet. I’d expect this to be an enhancement they roll out pretty soon though. I’m certainly going to put in a request for it.

If you don’t want to be bothered, it’s just a matter of changing your status on Google Chat and voila, you your widget now knows you’re not available (or set yourself to be hidden). Oh, and it’s worth noting that your chat with each guest is private, but don’t forget, you don’t really know who’s at the other end.

Good work guys! Apparently Microsoft have something like this waiting in the wings, but Google seems to have gazumped them! Now .. there are some other options I can play with .. I’m off to look for them!

(Thanks to Techmeme for the heads up)

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The one thing that’s really interesting about Google Talk is that a log of all your conversations is kept in your Gmail account.You can always turn off the logging:

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but the interesting thing is how your Gmail account is starting to look more and more like a pervasive data store for all things. It’s almost as if Google wants you to make use of a filesystem that lives out there in GoogleLand. Interesting huh ?

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This is where web based chat solutions come in. KoolIM is a Web Messenger website that gives you the option to log into you MSN Messenger, AIM, Yahoo, Google Talk or ICQ accounts without having to install anything n your machine. Just hit the webpage; key in your credentials and off you go.

Bookmark it and use it!

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Oh, and it also integrates with other IM clients to offer Mac and Linux capabilities via the Jabber/XMPP protocol

(Comparison with Skype here)

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