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Google Creating Twitter Clone for Gmail

2010-02-08T19:49:11Z

As soon as this week, Google might be rolling out a "Twitter-killer" feature for Gmail users, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

Gmail users can currently broadcast status messages via the Google Talk feature. The main difference between the current offering and the new feature is that status messages aren't available in a timeline format. With the new "Twitter clone," they will be.

]]> UPDATE: While we're still waiting for an official response from Google's PR team, we've been invited to an event at the Googleplex tomorrow "to see some innovations in two of our most popular products." The event will begin at 10 a.m. Pacific (UTC -8) - stay tuned tomorrow for RWW's live coverage of the event!

This is the current option for updating statuses in Gmail:

Google's new tools, however, will better integrate with Google's multimedia sites, YouTube and Picasa. (Currently, Google Talk users can share YouTube videos via chat, which prompts a miniaturized version of the video to pop up above the chat in progress.) Users will also be able to see "a stream of status updates from people they choose to connect with."

We're contacting Google for more information and will update this post as we learn more.

In the meantime, however, we're wondering how this feature will integrate with other status-sharing sites. Will Gmail and Google Talk's new feature act as Google's first steps into developing a social media client (like Tweetdeck) in its own right?

The new feature could start appearing on users' screen as soon as this week. If you had this tool, would you use it?

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2011-04-16T12:51:35Z

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Comment from Body Taller on 2011-01-18

2011-01-18T11:12:54Z

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Comment from سعودي كول on 2010-12-03

2010-12-03T11:36:15Z

If people developing of kinds of things had in mind what could be complementary instead "killing" competition

Comment from Seduction on 2010-11-28

2010-11-29T06:27:39Z

Great post I really enjoyed it. It isn't surprising what twitter did. LOL

Comment from kabin on 2010-11-03

2010-11-04T06:30:58Z

Having had a Gmail account 2004/2005, it will be interesting to, see how useful this can become. Saying "twitter-killer" is ridiculous. It's far too anything of the sort.

If people developing of kinds of things had in mind what could be complementary instead "killing" competition, I think could see superior advancements.

http://www.kabin.org

Comment from steroids use on 2010-10-26

2010-10-26T11:30:55Z

When Google opened Google Talk, they opened the service to XMPP/Jabber federation. As a new entrant in a saturated market, opening up is the logical move. Let's hope that Google's entry into the microblogging field will support decentralized interoperability using the OpenMicroBlogging protocol pioneered by Status.net.

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2010-10-05T18:53:12Z

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Comment from سعودي كول on 2010-10-05

2010-10-05T18:51:57Z

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Comment from شات سعودي on 2010-09-12

2010-09-13T05:41:29Z

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Comment from prefabrik on 2010-09-01

2010-09-01T13:24:08Z

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Comment from Slave to Hypnosis on 2010-08-14

2010-08-14T13:07:27Z

I do not use twitter at all and see no functional use for it. I have been to a couple of seminars that talk of it being the new way to beat googles Page Rank and get backlinks some how through twitter but that would require thousands of tweets it seems. Do you know how Google rates tweets?

Comment from Adam on 2010-07-25

2010-07-25T21:57:36Z

It is a cool feature, but it is far from a "twitter killer".

Comment from Mange Mites on 2010-07-19

2010-07-19T22:20:30Z

It sounds like google is rapidly moving into the twitter and social app arena trying to keep twitter and facebook from trouncing them?

Comment from hokya on 2010-07-08

2010-07-09T02:01:12Z

buzz is good
but twitter is better

i think that's because twitter provides more API

Comment from Conversational Hypnosis on 2010-07-08

2010-07-09T01:38:05Z

I can see some useful aspects to being able to access twitter functions from gmail. It might help them to gain market share but I think they are big enough as it is.

Comment from Mange Dogs on 2010-07-07

2010-07-07T22:11:03Z

I do not even use Google IM did not even know they had it I use gmail and yahoo IM for the few people I talk to on IM. I am not sure they are going to catch twitter in the ratings and usage with the extension into their territory.

Comment from Mark Cunningham Trucor on 2010-07-07

2010-07-07T15:42:06Z

That sounds like a great Google application. I use the
google docs feature to keep my hypnosis seminar notes on. It came in handy a few times with luggage lost I could reprint the entire hypnosis seminar notes while I was there.

Comment from David on 2010-04-20

2010-04-20T15:46:07Z

I like Google Buzz, but I think it's a bit late to try and take on Twitter.

Comment from Ilan Ben Menachem on 2010-03-26

2010-03-26T09:42:19Z

Think differently, google apps (for domains) and intranet type purposes..

Comment from Google on 2010-02-14

2010-02-14T16:49:33Z

thank you numberone google

Comment from Google Apps on 2010-02-13

2010-02-14T05:53:07Z

Yes 'Buzz' is creating the real buzz!!

Comment from BODHost VPS Hosting on 2010-02-12

2010-02-12T12:01:51Z

Google seems to be lot much active in 2010. We should be ready for more surprised from it.

Comment from JZ on 2010-02-10

2010-02-10T20:07:47Z

Having had a Gmail account since 2004/2005, it will be interesting to see how useful this can become. Saying "twitter-killer" is ridiculous. It's far too late for anything of the sort.

If people developing these kinds of things had in mind what could be complementary instead of "killing" competition, I think we could see some superior advancements.

I'm glad to see the post on the 100 alternative search engines - http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_100_alternative_search_engines.php

Diversity could be the G**gle killer when enough people become brand fatigued during G**gle virus quest to become the software and computing illuminatus (now spreading into mobile).

Comment from Daina Thomas on 2010-02-10

2010-02-10T11:57:48Z

It would be better if we will be allowed to put more then 140 characters .. NOW Google is Following...

Best,
Daina

Comment from Fede Ortega on 2010-02-09

2010-02-10T07:18:50Z

Finally it's Google Buzz (http://buzz.google.com)

Comment from Rich Bernier on 2010-02-09

2010-02-09T14:08:46Z

I've posted a little piece I've written about how this move makes Google look more and more like Microsoft, expanding into other companies area of domain instead of being on the leading edge of innovation.

Comment from Gary on 2010-02-09

2010-02-09T10:19:16Z

@stormkite, I'd like to hire you as the marketing manager for my new social networking site...you could be the "anti-social media maven."

Comment from Jean-Marc Liotier on 2010-02-09

2010-02-09T10:10:10Z

Comment from kn33ch41 on 2010-02-08

2010-02-09T06:10:37Z

This won't pick up at all.

Comment from Greymarch on 2010-02-08

2010-02-09T04:32:17Z

I think there is room for another twitter, simply because twitter isnt all that great in the first place. Twitter is constantly down due to high-traffic. I guarantee that would never happen with Google. Google is better at creating minimalist, yet fully functional UIs, something that is crucial to the success of a twitter clone. I also suspect you can kiss the max 140 characters of twitter goodbye if google launches their own twitter-like service.

- Greymarch
I write about technology at my website.
http://www.greymarch.com

Comment from Joe on 2010-02-08

2010-02-09T02:48:52Z

@2: Privacy leaks? Got any links?

Comment from Premium WP Themes on 2010-02-08

2010-02-09T02:11:57Z

Huh! This is something interesting news. Twitter followers will like this idea of merging into gmail platform.

Comment from Mr. K on 2010-02-08

2010-02-09T02:07:15Z

I don't know if I should consider it good or bad news... I'm afraid of having my gmail account access blocked in China too now! I would not really like that...

Comment from Zac on 2010-02-08

2010-02-09T01:49:00Z

Think differently, google apps (for domains) and intranet type purposes..

internal company communication..

Comment from Ken on 2010-02-08

2010-02-09T00:54:23Z

I would only use this if it is something like Tweetdeck. Too many people are on Facebook and Google's contact manager is definitely a major turnoff for sharing anything with my "friends".
It would be great, however, if they made the Google contact list similar to how Facebook does it - people are the most important feature. You could do this for gmail - have a "status" update and email stream for friends and another stream for general email. Could also integrate and share Google Reader, photos and youtube...

Comment from Jay Tinko on 2010-02-08

2010-02-09T00:06:30Z

Oh wow, that is pretty interesting dude, I mean seriously.

JR
www.private-surfing.be.tc

Comment from Neal on 2010-02-08

2010-02-08T23:24:49Z

Or what if they hooked it into your calendar timetable, location update, status from your Android phone - oh wait, Jaiku did that (on Nokia through your profile setting and calendar info) - Which Google also owns/owned.......

Comment from Warren Benedetto on 2010-02-08

2010-02-08T21:53:20Z

Unless they move that status interface to the top/front/center like Facebook does, I don't see this getting heavy usage.

Also, maybe it's just me, but I don't treat my IM status the same as my Twitter/Facebook/whatever "status". My IM status is more likely to be "at lunch" or "on conference call" -- things that actually pertain to my availability to chat. My Twitter/Facebook status is used more for link-sharing, general observations, or hilariously witty quips that I generate to keep my loyal following of spambots and sexbots entertained.

Comment from Mark Davidson on 2010-02-08

2010-02-08T21:42:50Z

This doesn't strike me as being a Twitter clone as much as it strikes me as being Wave.

Comment from Piet on 2010-02-08

2010-02-08T21:22:38Z

ever since I bought my android phone i have been using a gmail account again and have been putting more attention to twitter and other social media. I think it is a good move of Google, but I hope that there is some integration (push status updates) with twitter (and facebook)

Comment from Mike Templeton on 2010-02-08

2010-02-08T20:21:00Z

If this ONLY lives inside Gmail, I don't see it taking hold of users' status updates. There's no doubt that Google has the reach and audience to make something like this work, but I'm not sure that little status box inside Gmail is the best UI to support a platform like this.

It will be interesting to see how they roll this out. I'd bet on it being tied in with Google Profiles, as that is quickly becoming the public "hub" for collecting Google users' activity.

Comment from stormkite on 2010-02-08

2010-02-08T20:19:56Z

Frankly, there are already far FAR too many different "social networking" sites, sets, and protocols. It's almost impossible to keep even a minimal selection read and updated without staying glued to the screen 24/7/365. Most of the "social media" mavens I know are so busy telling other "social media" mavens about their lives, that they have no time to actually LIVE those lives... it's an elaborate ongoing online RolePlay by people who never get out of the basement.

Comment from Galen on 2010-02-08

2010-02-08T20:14:43Z

Meh, I don't feel the need to update my status all the time. People are shocked if I update once a year, otherwise I just post interesting tech articles on Facebook.

Comment from lui on 2010-02-08

2010-02-08T20:11:49Z

sorry but i think the screen is about status in google chat in gmail, function that is in gmail for months ago, I would like a url or something that specify a google Twitter same

Comment from Ed Borasky on 2010-02-08

2010-02-08T20:05:12Z

I'm trying to get *away* from GMail! I don't use Google Talk or Google IM except when forced to. I'm glad to see Google branching out into actually building tangible competitive products like phones and netbooks, because the majority of their "free" stuff is utter garbage, full of privacy leaks, or a time sink.

Comment from Shervin on 2010-02-08

2010-02-08T19:56:02Z

This is a good move by Google. Not sure how many people will use it, but definitely a worthwhile feature to add, especially considering the content sites they host.