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Official Gmail Blog: Say hello to Gmail voice and video chat
Official Gmail Blog: Say hello to Gmail voice and video chat
gmailblog.blogspot.com — Tuesday, November 11, 2008 12:18 PM Posted by Justin Uberti, Software Engineer I'm a big user of... Gmail chat. Being able to switch from email to chat as needed, all within the same app, is really great for productivity. But people can only type so ... (more) Official Gmail Blog: Say hello to Gmail voice and video chat
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WebProNews Feed:  Gmail Introduces Voice and Video Chat

Download Squad:  Google adds Video and Audio chats to Gmail web interface

Today @ PC World:  Google Launches Free Video Chat Service

AppScout:  Google's Gmail, Apps Gets Voice and Video Chat

Silicon Alley Insider:  More Google Catch-up: Gmail Adds Video IM (GOOG)

Betanews:  Gmail gets voice and video chat

Search Engine Journal:  Google Adding Video Chat to GMail, GTalk Next?

GigaOM Network:  Google Rolls out Gmail Voice and Video Chat…Slowly… [WebWorkerDaily]

SolSie.com:  Google Adds Voice & Video Chat to Gmail

Profy:  Google Makes the Next Step to a Complete Communications Suite with Voice and Video

D' Technology Weblog:  Gmail: face-to-face “voice and video chat” for PCs and Macs

Tech Digest:  GMail adds voice and video chat

TheAppleBlog:  Google Launches Multi-platform, In-browser Voice and Video Chat

Webmonkey:  Google Chases Skype With New Gmail Video Chat

Politweets:  @dweinberger Barack Obama's team certain does understand how to use the internet after all. e.g. http://change.gov

Gadgetell:  Gmail video chat: what it is not

Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech:  Gmail Adds Video, Voice Chat

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Voice and Video Chat in Gmail
Google Operating System — ... To try the new features go to http://mail.google.com/videochat and install the required plug-in. After restarting the browser, open Gmail, select a contact from the chat section and see if there's an option named "Video & more". If you can't find this option, your friend didn't install the plug-in yet. ...

Gmail Video Chat
Google Blogoscoped — ... . I can’t see it yet, but according to Google, once it’s rolled out and you installed the Windows plug-in (and restarted your browser), you’ll see a “Video & more” -> “Start video chat” option at the bottom of your Gmail chat box. Contacts of yours who also installed this plug-in are supposed to show with a camera icon next to their name in the chat list. Once you contact a person, they’ll hear it ringing and can accept the video chat, and you can then see & hear them via the webcam. ...

Google Adds Voice And Video Chat to Gmail
TechCrunch — ... Watch out Skype (and Meebo and Tokbox), Google is adding voice and video chat to Gmail today, all in one fell swoop. When you are having an instant message conversation with someone over Gtalk, a video and voice option will appear (after you download this plugin). From the ...

Google Launches Voice and Video Chat Inside Gmail [Video Chat]
Lifehacker — [image] Today Google starts rolling out voice and video chat inside Gmail which requires a free browser plug-in download , and, obviously, a webcam or microphone. Googler Justin Uberti explains: Once you install the plug-in, to start a video chat, just click on the "Video & more" menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose "Start video chat." You'll have a few seconds to make sure you look presentable while it's ringing, and then you'll see and hear your friend live, right from within Gmail. You can click the "pop-out" icon to make the video larger, or click the ...

Gmail Introduces Voice and Video Chat
WebProNews Feed — ... : We've tried to make this an easy-to-use, seamless experience, with high-quality audio and video -- all for free. All you have to do is download and install the voice and video plugin and we take care of the rest. And in the ...

Google adds Video and Audio chats to Gmail web interface
Download Squad — ... Unfortunately, the feature isn't available just yet: the Googlers say the feature has only just begun rollout - however you can visit the Gmail videochat page to download the browser plugin and get ready for your account to be enabled in the next few days. ...

Google Launches Free Video Chat Service
Today @ PC World — ... offers Webcam-based video conferencing to all Gmail users. The service is available free of charge. How It Works Gmail Video and Voice requires a browser plug-in and either a microphone (for straight audio chatting) or a Webcam (for video and audio chatting) to function. The plug-in -- a proprietary, non-Flash-based system -- runs about 2MB and supports ...

Google's Gmail, Apps Gets Voice and Video Chat
AppScout — ... Voice and video chat is available on Macs running Mac OS X v10.4 or later and PCs running Windows XP or higher. A link to download the offering will be rolled out to all Gmail and Google Apps accounts in the coming days, but it is also available directly at http://mail.google.com/videochat. ...

More Google Catch-up: Gmail Adds Video IM (GOOG)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... . We tried to download the plug-in and restart our browsers, but it doesn't seem to work on our computers yet. A Google source tells us the technology is being rolled out to Gmail users in waves, but friends report it works well. ...

Gmail gets voice and video chat
Betanews — ... November 11, 2008, 6:07 PM Google today announced an enhancement to Gmail that allows voice and video chat to take place directly within the client. In Gmail chat, the tag under the conversation window normally titled "options," is replaced by the "video and more" tag. Clicking on this expands a menu that can allow voice or video chats to take place alongside email and text chats at any time. To enable Google Talk in Gmail, you first download and install a 1.4 MB browser plug-in ( available here ). In the official Google Blog, software engineer ...

Google Adding Video Chat to GMail, GTalk Next?
Search Engine Journal — ... Gmail users who install the GMail Video Plugin can now pull up an expandable video screen and communicate with other GMail users who have webcams. No word yet from Google on whether the option will be available for GTalk users. ...

Google Rolls out Gmail Voice and Video Chat…Slowly… [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network — ... Google just launched video and voice chat today for both PC and Mac. My first reaction? That is so cool. ...

Google Adds Voice & Video Chat to Gmail
SolSie.com — ... Today Google launched voice and video chat in Gmail. with effort focus on ease of use and high-quality audio and video.  You have first download and install the voice and video plugin . To start a video chat, just click on the "Video & more" menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose "Start video chat."  Nuf said, the video below will explain what to do! [Source ...

Google Makes the Next Step to a Complete Communications Suite with Voice and Video
Profy — ... The feature has started rolling out today and is supposed to take until the end of the day for everyone to get this working. Once the rollout is complete, the functionality will be available right in the web-based Gmail interface. But to start using it you will need to download a special plugin first. From the very beginning both PC and Mac versions are available. In addition to needing a web camera and a microphone for a video chat or at least the mic for the voice only, the user will also need to use a browser that supports the current version of Gmail application (not older ...

Gmail: face-to-face “voice and video chat” for PCs and Macs
D' Technology Weblog — ... “voice and video chat” right inside Gmail for PCs and Macs. All you have to do is download and install the voice and video plugin for easy-to-use, seamless experience, with high-quality audio and video, which’s designed using Internet standards such as XMPP, RTP, and H.264, which means that third-party applications and networks can choose to interoperate with Gmail voice and video chat. ...

GMail adds voice and video chat
Tech Digest — ... , and then it'll appear in the bottom of your chat windows. Let us know in the comments how it performs on your broadband connection, and how you think it compares to similar services, like Skype. Google Video Chat (via ...

Google Launches Multi-platform, In-browser Voice and Video Chat
TheAppleBlog — ...  service and have made Mac users first-class citizens for the new feature.  As with the majority of their shiny new toys, Google Voice and Video is not exactly available to everyone just yet, but when it finally is, enabling it will only require the download and installation of a small plugin and a quick selection in the “Options” link under the chat sidebar in Google Mail. Yes, that’s correct. This will be a service available within your browser. [image] Utilizing open standards such as the ...

Google Launches Multiplatform, In-browser Voice and Video Chat [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network — ... As with the majority of their shiny new toys, Google Voice and Video is not exactly available to everyone just yet, but when it finally is, enabling it will only require the download and installation of a small plugin and a quick selection in the “Options” link under the chat sidebar in Google Mail. Yes, that’s correct. This will be a service available within your browser. ...

Google Chases Skype With New Gmail Video Chat
Webmonkey — ... The new audio/video options do have a significant downside though; they require the installation of a new plugin. That means that even if you install the plugin, you’ll have to wait for your friends and contacts to do likewise. Although it’s not a huge barrier to getting video chat in Gmail, given the Google’s chat network isn’t most people’s first choice, it may be a little while before the video options become ubiquitous. ...

@dweinberger Barack Obama's team certain does understand how to use the internet after all. e.g. http://change.gov
Politweets — ... answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Join today to start receiving oxfordben's updates. Already using Twitter from your phone? Click here . [image] oxfordben @ dweinberger Barack Obama's team certain does understand how to use the internet after all. e.g. http://change.gov 8 minutes ago from twhirl in reply to dweinberger Seems the Omnigoogle is trudging on, providing shiny free services for the world: http://mail.google.com/vide... 16 minutes ago from twhirl @ edsu I have ...

Gmail video chat: what it is not
Gadgetell — ... not exist (yet).  Gmail only allows one to one communication. Skype has a lot of fun features other than just placing the call such as voice recording.  Again, Gmail keeps it simple and plain, as with everything they do.  No voice recording is available. While the addition is welcome and everyone loves something more for free, it should not be mistaken for the real deal by a serious Skype user. For more, get the word straight from Google: [google] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for ...

funny, because when they initially announced Palin as VP selection people said "it's over" ... and they were right, but in the wrong way :)
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Gmail Adds Video, Voice Chat
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech — ... working yet, but Google has ratcheted up the competition in webmail … or rather, all things communication, as Gmail is rapidly becoming, by adding video and voice chat to Gmail. Already, it was pretty convenient to use chat directly within Gmail, but with a webcam and a Web browser plug-in , you can now initiate video chats with other Gmail users. No webcam? You can still chat sans video, as long as your PC at least has a microphone plugged into it. On the other hand, no webcam? Google makes sure to “help you” with ...

700 capas de revista com o Obama...Esse é Maragato...http://www.fubiz.net/blog/index.php?2008/11/07/2377-700-covers-for-obama
Politweets — ... are you doing? Join today to start receiving salazar's updates. Already using Twitter from your phone? Click here . [image] salazar 700 capas de revista com o Obama...Esse é Maragato... http://www.fubiz.net/blog/i... /11/07/2377-700-covers-for-obama 9 minutes ago from web Mais um "site.redesocial.modafoca.2.0.delicious.orkut" pra galera...Twine -- http://www.twine.com/ about 19 hours ago from web Gmail agora com videoChat -- http://mail.google.com/vide... -- Previsivel, mas, tri bacana... 6:30 PM Nov 11th from ...

Gmail Introduces Voice and Video Chat
Gear Live — ... software engineers, hence, Tuesday’s introduction of Gmail Voice and Video Chat. In order to enjoy the new video/voice experience you need to first download and install the voice and video plugin. Once you’ve installed the plugin, to start a video chat, just click on the “Video & more” menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose “Start video chat.” You’ll have a few seconds to make sure you look presentable while it’s ringing, and then you’ll see and ...

@snapjudge Awright. So Palin knows the diff bet S.Africa and Africa. She can be President now! :-)
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Palin is all over the place. On Google news her story ranks higher then Obama ... shows whats most important 2 us all - SEX!
Politweets — ... from web Gmail just enabled voice/video chat http://mail.google.com/vide... . Everything thru the browser! Phone, TV, video games, alarm clock :) ...

Overheard at the reception: HBO=Hawaiian Before Obama
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marc ambinder has the "basic Obama technology universe, including who did what" http://bit.ly/NdmW
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Weekly Wrapup: MySpace Profiles, IBM Blue Spruce, Windows Live, And More...
ReadWriteWeb — ... Google announced this week a major update for Gmail: video and voice chat. To make this work, users only have to install a small browser plugin. Google will start enabling these new features for all Gmail and Google Apps users at 12pm PST today. As is typical for new releases in Gmail, Google will roll this feature out to all users over the "next day or so." The new chat functionality will work on PCs with Windows XP or Vista, as well as on Macs with OS X 10.4 or later. The plugin will work with all the major browsers, including Google's own Chrome, Firefox, ...

Our president elect has a vlog :http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/15/obama-urges-congress-to-m_n_144035.html what what.
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Five Best Video Chat Applications [Hive Five]
Lifehacker — ... earlier this week, and already it's become a popular option for video chat (that's the power of the GOOG!). Its quick popularity is in no small part thanks to its seamless integration with Gmail if you've already got a Gmail account, using it is kind of a no-brainer. You will need to install a free plug-in to get started with Google's video chat, but this one works no matter what operating system you're using. Video chat integration isn't yet available on all accounts, but if it hasn't already, it should be coming to a Gmail account near you very soon. TokBox (Web-based, ...

RT @BreakingNewsOn: US President-elect Barack Obama says "eliminating" Al-Qaeda "once and for all" is a top priority - Pakistani TV reports
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Well-written column about Palin and language by Dick Cavett: http://snipurl.com/5sqi0
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Hive Five Winner for Best Video Chat Application: Skype [Hive Five Followup]
Lifehacker — [image] Popular cross-platform VoIP application Skype took home the top honors in this weekend's Hive Five Best Video Chat Applications with an overwhelming 52% of the vote. The Mac OS X only iChat and Google's fledgling video chat both had strong showings for the silver and bronze.

@joneilloine If you hadn't seen Lessig's piece on Obama's position on NN already, check it here: http://blip.tv/play/lG3I3SyBolM
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Joe Lieberman just refused to answer whether he really believed what he said at the RNC about Sarah Palin being qualified for the VP. Wow.
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Google Software Update sneaks its way onto computers
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... ... an update to GoogleTalkPlugin -- a framework for video chat within the Gmail Web interface. After much prodding from a friend, I had installed the plug-in on a lark a month ago, when Google announced the feature. After a brief test, I quickly forgot about it. ...

Video Preview in Gmail Chat
Google Operating System — Gmail Chat added a feature that was initially released in the Google Talk gadget: playing videos from YouTube and Google Video without opening a new page. If you paste a link to a video from YouTube or Google Video in a conversation, Google shows a clickable thumbnail that can trigger an inline video player. If you tried the audio/video chat plug-in for Gmail and it didn't work well, there's a chance that the latest updates solved your issues: incompatibility with Creative camera drivers, errors when sending and receiving video for CPUs ...

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