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05

Google Talk chatback: a step back
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Today I was reading some news and came across with the new Google Talk service: chatback.

"Do you have a blog, online profile, or some other personal web page? Would you like to communicate more with your visitors? Today we're launching a new Google Talk feature that lets visitors to your web site chat with you. We call it "chatback" because instead of you doing all the talking on your blog, your visitors can talk back to you. Sure, they could leave comments, but those are public and hard to use for a real conversation. With chatback, it's a real instant message session."

I thought it was a really good idea and started implementing it on this site right away, so that my future clients could reach me quicker on a first approach.
The problem is that there's no control over who uses it, since the code is universal (it's really just an iframe). Everyone can copy/paste your code and use it on whichever site they like. Worst case scenario: spamming bots all over the place.

Google could implement an API system, like they did with Google Maps, and something a bit safer than an iframe.

A good alternative is the flash-driven widget meebo me, completely customizable and way safer.

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2 Responses to "Google Talk chatback: a step back"

Aprecio o teu trabalho… Tens talento… só lamento o facto de desprezares a tua cultura… a tua lingua… um conselho escreve em Português… somos nós os jovens que temos de manter a lingua portuguesa em ascensão. continuação de um bom trabalho :)

lee  @  10 March 2008, 17:26    #

Hey,
Não é por mal, simplesmente o meu público-alvo não percebe Português. :)

keoshi  @  13 March 2008, 15:07    #

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