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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Gchat moving on up

Gchat seems to be the choice of the young professional these days. This is probably due to the fact that you can use it quite easily from a web interface, but it's interesting to see. Messaging programs have large network externalities- the more who use the program, the more value it has to each user. Thus, it's hard to start a new messaging system as you need a large number of users to begin using it quickly. Gchat probably benefited by riding on top of Gmail- a product that does not have network externalities, and so is easier to turn into a success. Either way, I'm pleased- I've already given in to Google being controller of the internet. Besides, I couldn't imagine talking to anyone on AIM, with its bright little running man logo, past the age of 25 or so.

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