RE: talk.google.com

["Clement Dupuis" <cdupuis () cccure org>]

They must have plan to add VOIP on top of it later on.  They can then sell
incoming and outgoing call like Skype

 

Clement

 

 

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[mailto:full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk] On Behalf Of Andrew Smith
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To: Stuart Carter
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Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] talk.google.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 :)

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?



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.
>
> Personally I find GAIM and GAIM-encryption to be a happy combination :) 
>
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