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GChat is already a well known brand name that most people view positively, hopefully they continue using that name.
by fro 14y ago
GChat is already a well known brand name that most people view positively, hopefully they continue using that name.
- bergie 14y agoYeah, I suppose the existing Google Talk name would fit the new system as well
- kaoD 14y agoWell, it's called Google Talk and you got it wrong, so it might not be that well known.
- DHowett 14y agoIt's called Talk when it's standalone and Chat when it's in the Gmail web interface. EDIT: I was being presumptuous about presumption, so, presumptive comment removed. Presume.
- kaoD 14y agoIt's not Google Chat in web interface. It's just chat, a noun, not a service name (like mail compares to GMail). At least in my interface, and Google confirms. [1] Also, I wasn't presumptuous, it was just an innocent remark. [1] http://www.betabeat.com/2012/02/10/google-says-gchat-is-not-a-word/ http://www.betabeat.com/2012/02/10/google-says-gchat-is-not-...
- 3825 14y agoI wanted to prove you wrong so I went to Google.com/talk but sure enough, you were correct. Even the title of the html document[1][2] says <title>Google Chat - Chat with family and friends</title> I was not trying to be presumptuous. I really believed you were wrong. GChat just sounds wrong to me. However, something sounding wrong to me has never stopped it from being true. [1]: https://www.google.com/talk/ https://www.google.com/talk/ [2]: http://i.imgur.com/ceHnRcA.png http://i.imgur.com/ceHnRcA.png
- kaoD 14y agoThat's odd, see http://www.betabeat.com/2012/02/10/google-says-gchat-is-not-a-word/ http://www.betabeat.com/2012/02/10/google-says-gchat-is-not-... Apparently Google endorses Google Talk and resists the GTalk name. I guess it's easier to be found when your page title is Google Chat even when the service is called Google Talk (did you notice Google Chat is not anywhere but the page title?)