Google Watch - Gmail - Use Gmail + Chat to Advertise Yourself

Use Gmail + Chat to Advertise Yourself

Written By
Steve Bryant
Steve Bryant
Dec 14, 2006
1 minute read
eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More

I’ve recently become quite fond of how Google Talk is embedded in Gmail.

I’m sure everybody has noticed this before, but the way that Google Talk displays not only status indicators but also one-liners from your friends is really cool.

Just today I found out — through Gmail chat — that my friend Sarah has laryngitis. She didn’t IM me, she just put the word “laryngitis :(” beside her status.

And a few of my contacts have been using the status “one-liner” to provide more detail than that. My friend Jason Boog, for example, advertises his blog on the status line. I haven’t seen her online recently, but Casey McKinnon from Galacticast has a robust status message that I think (I’m recalling from memory here) includes the logo from her videoblog.

This is nothing new to kids who spend all day on Facebook, where it’s considered bad form not to keep your status updated at all times. But it may be news to professionals, many of whom keep Gmail open all day long. So this is just one more way to keep your name out there. Take advantage of it.

eWeek Logo

eWeek has the latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews for IT professionals and technology buyers. The site's focus is on innovative solutions and covering in-depth technical content. eWeek stays on the cutting edge of technology news and IT trends through interviews and expert analysis. Gain insight from top innovators and thought leaders in the fields of IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.