Google integrates Google Talk with Gmail along with new features for Gtalk
OK, time for some more features for Gmail and Gtalk. Google has integrated Google Mail and Google Talk. So if configured so, all the chat sessions carried on Gtalk can be saved onto Gmail service. Wow, is this cool! Sure is. It can be handy at times when I want to times where we chat a lot and don’t have to worry about writing or copying some important conversation for future references.
Google is really going to index all the information out there, I see it coming! Some people might say that this is Google’s one more stunt to making Gtalk more famous. I partly do think so too. I don’t know many who use Google Talk. OK, it’s plain vanilla, clean interface, no ads and all, but it’s really really plain to use it apparently and it does not have a widespread acception so far as well. Such features might boost the interest of people to give it a try. On the other hand I will really have to be careful what I say out on chat now, people might hold it against me. Is that what you are worried about, then wait! They are also adding another feature called “ ‘off the record “. By enabling “Off the record” option for chat sessions, the chat messages will not be stored on Gmail, even though the chat history service might be enabled. By default the chat history option is disabled, you got to enable it to make use of it.
This is all well and good, but the feature that I am most impressed is theinclusion of Google Chat/Talk inside the browser inside Gmail service itself. Alright, this might mean one less application to install for me and also I will be able to chat from anywhere now, don’t have to be dependent on software being installed ( Ofcourse, I can use services like Meebo anyway). Google says that this feature will be rolled out in the coming weeks. Google does know how to promote their services well compared to other competitors. Microsoft, can you learn to be more innovative please?