Google Talk Gadget

March 14, 2007 | Matt Marshall | Comments | |

Googletalkgadget.bmpGoogle has released an instant messaging tool you can use in your Google personalized home page.

It is called Google Talk Gadget.

It pulls in your contacts from Gmail and Google Talk. If someone sends you a message carrying a URL of a YouTube Video, it recognizes it as a video and automatically gives you a preview.

Click on image above, and then watch the demo to see how it works.

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  • jc
    so, what problem is this solving...is this
    actually news worthy?
  • Jean
    So, what the hell does a Google product release have to do with Venture Beat? Pleaaassseee, does EVERYONE have to write every time Google twitches?

    I don't come here to read about products of Google.