Google has rolled out a web version of Google Talk

As the title suggests, Google has rolled out a Flash based version of Google Talk called Gtalkr.

It includes a Yahoo Maps extension – as Google Maps is not Flash based – this is unfortunate because Yahoo Maps is US only 🙁

Gtalkr also includes your Gmail account automatically (you log in using your Gmail credentials), so it looks like Google are trying to make this a home page for users.

I spotted this on TechCrunch – hopefully the Google Talk blog will break the story soon!

UPDATE:
Robin has correctly pointed out to me that the web-based Flash version of Google Talk is not a Google product – in a footnote on the base of the site it clearly says:

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Time to get those eyes checked again Tom!


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3 responses to “Google has rolled out a web version of Google Talk”

  1. It’s not a google product. See the footnote!!

    When I read it, I really didn’t think they’d plug Y maps, and was right!

  2. Ah – well spotted Robin – d’oh!

  3. There is a Flash version of google maps: http://www.flashearth.com/ but its not a google product either 🙂