Real-Time Text Over Jabber/XMPP/Google Talk 106
mdrejhon writes "Geeks who miss the UNIX 'talk' days, have a new modern savior: XMPP.org has published the new XEP-0301 Real-Time Text standard, which allows streaming text that is continuously transmitted as it is typed or otherwise composed. It allows conversational use of text, where people interactively converse with each other."
No (Score:5, Insightful)
Oh, cool! (Score:5, Insightful)
Welcome to 2011, where 1981 is continuously re-invented
BlackBerry Ping / MSN Nudge / XMPP XEP-0224 (Score:4, Insightful)
And what on earth would you use a "beep" command for?
Darn near everybody else has it:
Yahoo Buzz
BlackBerry Ping
Windows Live Nudge
XMPP.org's XEP-0224 "Attention" (for Jabber / XMPP / Google Talk / etc)
This is a protocol optimized for assistive use for the deaf, too; and it can be turned on/off. (i.e. real time text is optional) This really, is an unobtrusive add-on that can be off by default (much like AIM's existing real time text feature is off by default)