What is Google Talk?
'''Google Talk''' (also called '''Google Chat''') was an [[instant messaging]] service that was offered by Google. It let users communicate by using texting and [[VoIP|voice chatting]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/talk/about.html |title=Google Talk - About |accessdate=January 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201083255/https://www.google.com/talk/about.html |archive-date=February 1, 2013 }}</ref> The service was sometimes called '''Gchat''', '''Gtalk''', or '''Gmessage''' by its users.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://observer.com/2012/02/google-says-gchat-is-not-a-word/|title=Google Says 'Gchat' Is Not a Word|date=February 10, 2012|last=Jeffries|first=Adrianne|website=Observer|accessdate=April 6, 2020}}</ref> It is built on the [[XMPP]] platform. A web-based version was also available online. ==References== {{reflist}} {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Google|Talk]]