Comments on: Google Talk[s] - Is anyone listening? http://www.martingordon.org/blog/2005/08/24/google-talks-is-anyone-listening/ Thu, 17 May 2012 22:48:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ryan Wick http://www.martingordon.org/blog/2005/08/24/google-talks-is-anyone-listening/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Ryan Wick Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:48:24 +0000 http://www.martingordon.org/blog/?p=101#comment-158 I look at this release as more of a "first look" and I'm happy with where Google is headed. Even if it's years or months before this matures and gets heavily used, Google is keeping things open and working with the community. And I mostly posted this to say that Gmail is no longer invite only. To get a new account without one though, you have to have a (currently) US-based mobile phone for authorization purposes. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/08/sign-up-for-gmail.html I look at this release as more of a "first look" and I'm happy with where Google is headed. Even if it's years or months before this matures and gets heavily used, Google is keeping things open and working with the community.

And I mostly posted this to say that Gmail is no longer invite only. To get a new account without one though, you have to have a (currently) US-based mobile phone for authorization purposes. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/08/sign-up-for-gmail.html

]]> By: Tiennou http://www.martingordon.org/blog/2005/08/24/google-talks-is-anyone-listening/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Tiennou Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:17:36 +0000 http://www.martingordon.org/blog/?p=101#comment-157 No, it will be a big success because it uses open standards so many third parties will eventually join, the user base will grow and closed networks will die. Of course, it will require some time before it is effective :-) Google is just the initiator of an open network similar to the SMTP one. Wait and see No, it will be a big success because it uses open standards so many third parties will eventually join, the user base will grow and closed networks will die. Of course, it will require some time before it is effective :-)

Google is just the initiator of an open network similar to the SMTP one. Wait and see

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