Re: talk.google.com

[Andrew Smith <andrew.rse () gmail com>]

I was just pondering as to how they will serve advertisements, ads on I.M. 
isn't the done thing and I can't see it being accepted. Honestly, I think a 
targetted ad would be pretty good on I.M., I'm talking about a concert with 
a friend and *bam* up pops a link to cheap tickets for that concert. But I 
can't see them getting away with that, I suppose it will just be used as a 
draw to their Gmail service?

On 8/24/05, Stuart Carter <Stuart.Carter () bbcel co uk> wrote:
> Google will make money off it the way they usually do - by providing a 
> useful service, based on open source and open standards, and use it as a 
> conduit to deliver advertising :)
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> I hadn't thought of the Skype connection - but it *does* make sense when 
> you think about it. Plus, it's another poke in the eye to Microsoft - "hey, 
> Microsoft! We have just launched our IM service and already have more users 
> than you! Neener neener!" (or something along those lines).
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> > > > Andrew Smith <andrew.rse () gmail com> 24/08/2005 10:51 >>>
> Interesting,
> http://www.google.com/talk/otherclients.html especially, giving you other
> options.
> How could they possibly make a profit off this? I guess it's just an
> extension to gMail which they will certainly make a profit with.
> Perhaps they're trying to beat skype on the VOIP market?
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> On 8/24/05, Stuart Carter <Stuart.Carter () bbcel co uk> wrote:
> > Hey ho - more opportunites for people to happily surrender their 
> privacy!
> > But it's just another jabber server - one that I will not be using, but
> > will no doubt attract Joe Sixpack as usual.
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> > Personally I find GAIM and GAIM-encryption to be a happy combination :)
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