http://blog.stevex.net/2006/02/google-talk-in-gmail/ Software development and other notes. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:03:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.stevex.net/2006/02/google-talk-in-gmail/comment-page-1/#comment-707 magomarcelo Sat, 04 Mar 2006 13:05:27 +0000 http://blog.stevex.net/index.php/2006/02/17/google-talk-in-gmail/#comment-707 I think MSN and Gtalk integrated into Gmail are very different concepts, the MSN solution is just a limited copy of what's available in the full client and it always reminds you of this, and in this game web versions of yahoo and aim messenger came before. The Gtalk approach is to have webchat functionality for people who are more into mail than chat. Most of all, the big plus is the possibility to save chat transcripts remotely whitin Gmail storage and search them. I think MSN and Gtalk integrated into Gmail are very different concepts, the MSN solution is just a limited copy of what’s available in the full client and it always reminds you of this, and in this game web versions of yahoo and aim messenger came before.
The Gtalk approach is to have webchat functionality for people who are more into mail than chat.
Most of all, the big plus is the possibility to save chat transcripts remotely whitin Gmail storage and search them.

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