Can we add Google Talk to profiles?

August 24, 2005 3:23 PM

Now that Google Talk is up and folk are digging it, can additional messenging service fields be added to the profile customization screen, beyond AIM and ICQ?
posted by jazon to Feature Requests at 3:23 PM (19 comments total)

Sure, just Y! and GoogleTalk?
posted by mathowie (staff) at 3:24 PM on August 24, 2005

Skype too I guess.
posted by riffola at 3:29 PM on August 24, 2005

and MSN.
posted by riffola at 3:29 PM on August 24, 2005

Is there any way to make a link to auto-launch those apps? (does skype://foo launch skype?)
posted by mathowie (staff) at 4:02 PM on August 24, 2005

wouldn't jabber include googletalk as well as other servers?
posted by freebird at 5:10 PM on August 24, 2005

The only complication is that MSN id's are email addresses.
posted by smackfu at 5:15 PM on August 24, 2005

For skype, callto://<username> for example callto://riffola
posted by riffola at 5:16 PM on August 24, 2005

The only complication is that MSN id's are email addresses.

So are GoogleTalk's.
posted by rhapsodie at 5:19 PM on August 24, 2005

Has anyone been unable to get into GoogleTalk from iChat? I get as far as the false security warning box, and then when I approve sign on, I am instantly disconnected. Connecting with Airport and a Verizon DSL
posted by ParisParamus at 5:38 PM on August 24, 2005

Paris, have you followed Google's instructions?
posted by bitpart at 5:56 PM on August 24, 2005

PP, set the Server Port setting to 5223.
posted by dobbs at 6:14 PM on August 24, 2005

wouldn't jabber include googletalk as well as other servers?

Not yet, since Google doesn't (yet) support the server2server protocol and the GTalk client won't connect to non-Google XMPP servers.
posted by j.edwards at 6:16 PM on August 24, 2005

actually, I was using my mac.com e-mail address. or talk.gmail.com. or something.

Thanks for the help.
posted by ParisParamus at 7:47 PM on August 24, 2005

[e-mail] is open for....business...
posted by ParisParamus at 7:47 PM on August 24, 2005

Y! and GoogleTalk are the two I'd like.
posted by jazon at 8:16 PM on August 24, 2005

You should have multiple drop-down boxes with the services, so it shows up seamless on the profile page. That way there's no clutter in the end, and everyone gets what they wants. As long as we're talking VoIP, can we add a SIP option too (user@sipserver) ?
posted by angry modem at 8:38 PM on August 24, 2005

or you could try [e-mail]...

IT'S A JOKE!!!
no, it's not.
posted by wendell at 9:00 PM on August 24, 2005

It is, but it's not funny
posted by angry modem at 9:10 PM on August 24, 2005

mathowie, the current AIM field doesn't display AIM addresses that contain an @ symbol (.Mac account names appear in the AIM service as [e-mail]). If you plan on updating the code, could you add the @ symbol to the list of acceptable characters for that field?
posted by RichardP at 1:29 AM on August 25, 2005