GOOGLE TALK AND OTHER INTEROPERABLE APPLICATIONS

GOOGLE TALK IS ONE OF GOOGLE'S MANY GADGETS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS GADGETS AND WIDGETS THAT CAN BE ADDED TO YOUR iGOOGLE HOME PAGE. GOOGLE TALK ALLOWS YOU TO TALK AND TEXT CHAT WITH OTHER GOOGLE MEMBERS/CLIENTS ON AND OFFLINE, LEAVE VOICEMAIL MESSAGES AND IT ALLOWS FOR FILE TRANSFERS WITH AN UNLIMITED FILE SIZE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME OTHERS GADGETS THAT GOOGLE HAS THAT WOULD ENHANCE THIS PARTICULAR GADGET. GOOGLE MOBILE, GOOGLE'S MULTIPLE MESSENGER, GOOGLE CHAT AND GOOGLE BLOGGER, WHICH CAN BE MADE INTO A MOBILIZED VERSION. GOOGLE IS GREAT FOR THE SMALL, INDEPENDENT COMPANY WITH LIMITED EQUIPMENT AND A TIGHT BUDGET. GOOGLE TALK ALSO HAS A TRANSLATION FOR CHATS IN 22 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES OR DIALECTS SO A SMALL BUSINESS CAN BECOME AND STAY GLOBAL. THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY GREAT FEATURES NEEDED FOR A BUSINESS WITH LESS THAN FIVE PEOPLE WHO ONLY SPEAK ENGLISH AND BUSINESS. CHECK OUT MORE GOOGLE GADGETS @ WWW.iGOOGLE.COM

TWEET, TWEET, TWEET... ARE YOU TWEETING ON TWITTER?

TWEET, TWEET, TWEET.............

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IN 140 CHARACTERS OR LESS, THAT IS THE QUESTION THESE DAYS.. TWITTER, THE WORLD'S NEW FREE SOCIAL NETWORKING AND MICRO-BLOGGING WEBSITE. WHEN MEMBERS OF TWITTER SEND AND RECEIVE MESSAGES, THEY ARE KNOWN AS TWEETS. TWITTER HAS TAKEN OVER THE WEB, BUT MANY PEOPLE WHO USE TWITTER ARE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT TO DO AFTER THEY STATE THAT THEY WERE JUST WAKING UP, OR THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL OR THEY WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING AND AFTER THAT, ...NOTHING! SO WHAT DO YOU DO NOW? WELL IF YOU ARE A NEW STUDENT IN A NEW STATE, WITH A NEW CAR, BUT YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET AROUND THAT WELL AND YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE WRONG SIDE OF TOWN AND YOU WANT TO MEET SOME NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS ALSO, TWEET ABOUT IT... HI, I AM A FRESHMAN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN AND SAFE TO DO TONITE IN BACKYARD, ARIZONA, CAN YOU HELP ME? AND YOU WOULD STILL HAVE 35 CHARACTERS LEFT OVER. AFTER THAT, LOOK FOR FOLKS TO REPLY BACK TO YOUR TWEET. THERE ARE MORE WAYS TO USE TWITTER BUT YOU GET THE POINT. THE KEY IS FINDING WAYS TO LET THOSE SILLY NOTHINGS ALL REFER TO A PARTICULAR SUBJECT! HAVE FUN TWEETING

FACEBOOK AND YOU

FACEBOOK, ONE OF THE WORLD'S NEW SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE. FACEBOOK ALLOWS ITS MEMBERS TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER BASED ON LOCATIONS, AREAS OF INTEREST, GENRES OF MUSIC WHAT EVER THE CAUSE MAY BE! MANY FAMILIES, FRIENDS, OLD/NEW CO-WORKERS AND HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE CLASSMATES HAVE BEEN REUNITED THROUGH THIS NETWORK. THIS SITE HAS MANY DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS THAT ALLOWS THE USER TO MAKE THIS SITE GREAT. IT IS VERY EASY TO BECOME A MEMBER, HERE ARE THE STEPS: 1) YOU NEED TO HAVE AN ACTIVE EMAIL ADDRESS, (TRY GOOGLE MAIL-GMAIL) 2) FILL OUT THE SIMPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOURSELF AND SIGNUP. FACEBOOK HAS APPLICATIONS, BUT THEY ARE MOSTLY AIMED AT BEING FRIENDS. WITH FACEBOOK BEING A WELL-KNOWN SITE, IT IS EASY TO LINK THIS SITE WITH OTHER SITES THAT YOU USE FOR NETWORKING, SUCH AS TWITTER, GOOGLE, YAHOO, ETC. FACEBOOK ALSO ALLOWS FOR CASUAL BUSINESS NETWORKING, LIKE LINKING ALL MOBILE REALTORS TOGETHER, OR ALL MOBILE BANKRUPTCY LAWYERS, IT BRINGS YOU TOGETHER. SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR..... GO GET ON FACEBOOK WWW.FACEBOOK.COM

V.(oice) over I. (nternet) P. (rotocol)

V.O.I.P.

WHAT IS VOIP? VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL OR SIMPLY COMMUNICATING ANALOG AUDIO SIGNALS ( THE TELEPHONE) AND CONVERTING THEM (SIGNALS) INTO DIGITAL DATA THAT CAN BE TRANSMITTED OVER THE INTERNET. VOIP IS ALSO A WAY TO CONDUCT LONG DISTANCE CALLS FOR FREE , YES FREE! YOU MUST BE A SUBSCRIBER TO A VOIP PROVIDER. VONAGE AND AT&T ARE TWO THAT I KNOW OF RIGHT NOW.

ATA OR ANALOG TELEPHONE ADAPTOR IS A VERY SIMPLE WAY TO CONVERT TO DIGITAL DATA FOR THE INTERNET. THE ADAPTOR ALLOWS YOU TO CONNECT TO A REGULAR PHONE TO YOUR COMPUTER AND TRANSMIT DIGITAL DATA.

THERE ARE SPECIAL PHONES, IP PHONES, FOR THIS VOIP CONVERSATION THAT LOOK JUST LIKE REGULAR PHONES WITH A HEADSET, HANDSET, CRADLE AND BUTTONS. THE DIFFERENCE IS A STANDARD PHONE USES RJ-11 PHONE CONNECTORS WHERE AS THE VOIP USES RJ-45 ETHERNET CONNECTOR. THE NAMES OF THESE PHONE ARE CALLED IP PHONES.

THE PC-2-PC WAY IS SAID TO BE THE EASIEST OF ALL TO USE. NO FEE FOR LONG DISTANCE. YOU WILL NEED SOFTWARE, MICROPHONE, SPEAKERS, SOUND CARD AND AN INTERNET CONNECTION, SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, BUT IT'S NOT! OTHER THAN YOUR ISP FEE, THERE IS NO OTHER CHARGE, IMAGINE THAT!

FOR A VISUAL LOOK AT VOIP LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS

GOOGLE TALK AND BUSINESS

IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE "iGOOGLE" WORLD THEN YOU HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY NEW GOOGLE GADGETS, APPLICATIONS AND WIDGETS. GOOGLE TALK IS ONE OF IT'S NEWER APPLICATIONS. MANY OF GOOGLE'S NEW MEMBERS ARE ENJOYING CHATTING WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND CONTACTS FROM GOOGLE TALK AND GMAIL, SENDING FILE TRANSFERS WITH NO LIMITS ON SIZE OR CHATTING WITH SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY WITH A BUILT-IN TRANSLATOR!

BUT, WHAT IF YOU WERE CHATTING WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES IN REAL-TIME AND HAVING A CONFERENCE CALL FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEW YORK AND ALL POINTS IN BETWEEN? OR WHAT IF YOU WERE TEACHING A SPANISH CLASS AND CHATTING WITH SOME FELLOW STUDENTS IN MADRID,SPAIN!

ALTHOUGH MANY GOOGLE SITES OR BLOGS DEMONSTRATES COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FRIENDS AND FAMILY, THERE ARE USES FOR GOOGLE TALK IN THE BUSINESS SETTINGS THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR BETTER WORK PRODUCTIVITY AND SUCCESS.

A REALTOR IN MOBILE, ALABAMA IS WORKING WITH A LOAN OFFICER IN CALIFORNIA AND ANOTHER REALTOR IN GEORGIA. THE BUYER IS MOVING FROM GEORGIA TO MOBILE AND USING A WELLS FARGO MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO IS FEATURING A NEW LOAN PRODUCT IF YOU APPLY OVER THE INTERNET. IF EACH OF THEM HAS A FREE ACCOUNT WITH GOOGLE AND ARE ABLE TO ACCESS GOOGLE TALK, THE END RESULT COULD BE THE BUYER MOVING IN A MONTH, BOTH REALTORS AND LOAN OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE A CHECK AND EVERYONE IS HAPPY!

BELOW IS A VIDEO OF HOW TO USE GOOGLE TALK GADGET