Google Talk, and the Gmail Chat box built into the Gmail sidebar, let people message and video chat without installing anything. In 2010 it was quietly replacing AIM for many, and Google Voice calls arrived inside Gmail in August.
- Domain in 2010
- google.com/talk
- Launched
- 24 August 2005
- Owner in 2010
- Status today
- Shut down
What people used it for
- Chatting from the Gmail sidebar
- Voice and video chat in the browser
Interface characteristics
- Chat list in Gmail's left column
- Small chat windows docked to the bottom of Gmail
Notable features
- Video chat plugin
- Calls to phones from Gmail (August 2010)
What happened later
Google replaced Talk with Hangouts in 2013 and shut it down in 2022.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
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