Google chat

Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 10, 2006

I have been reading about the integration of Gmail with Google Chat this week and this morning, when I was checking my email, a chat window pop up and I suddenly was chatting with a friend of mine from Boston. I was very surprised and I actually did not realize that it was actually a chat window within Gmail. It was pretty cool to chat with my friend unexpectedly but at the same time it was scary to realize that all my Gmail contacts had been automatically assigned as chat contacts and that my chat status was online by default. While this feature is cool, I think that Google is going a bit too far on how they push things to consumers without them even knowing it, this starts to raise all sort of questions and concerns about what else they are doing without your permission.

CD

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    I am the director for Internet and Multimedia for Telefónica R&D, based in Barcelona where I managed their R&D center. I have been a bit all over the place for the last 15 years, specially in Tokyo, my favorite town, and finally came back in mid 2006 to my home town. I like everything that has to do with the Internet, computers, software and gadgets, not just the geeky aspect but also the business side. I also love reading (business essays mainly) and TV series and movies as well as having a good dinner and night out with my friends.