GoogleTalk's 'NEW' Video Chat Function

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Yes yes. As you can see, I did it. =p
Two days late, but better late than never.

Thanks to The Husband, I'm now
the savviest chick on my block.

I love that tiny video icon!

Heh heh.

I'm amazed that there are so few GTalkers on my list who've downloaded and installed this browser application, actually. Haha. Cos based on my very-fun, very-interesting 5-minute experience with it, it's so awesome I'm surprised it didn't take on as quickly as it would have! Funny how people are with technology. It's never predictable.

My take on the future of free video calling?
Skype's goin' down. Time to catch up, y'all. =p

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ABOUT VOICE AND VIDEO CHAT:

Since sometimes reading "lol" doesn't deliver the same punch as actually hearing your friend laugh at your jokes, you can now use voice and video capabilities in your Gmail chat. From within Gmail, you can have an actual conversation with someone (seriously, out loud), or even chat face to face over video.

Here's what you'll need to get started:

• Download the Gmail voice and video chat plug-in, quit all open browser windows, and install the plug-in.
• Sign in to Gmail.
• In the Chat section of your Gmail, select the contact you want to call. If they have a camera icon next to their name, you can make a voice or video call to them; just click Video & more.

If your friend doesn't have a camera next to their name in your chat list, you can invite them to download the Gmail voice and video chat plug-in from the Video & more menu in a chat window. Even if your friend doesn't have a video camera, you can still make a voice call or a 1-way video call.

NOTE: I snitched this entire passage. (Source: Google Help › Gmail Help › Chat › About voice and video chat)