Research shows that instant messaging services like GChat cause all sorts of problems for productivity. They encourage distraction, stymie free thinking, and cheapen our communications. But while IM ...

Google is requiring users of its Google Talk messaging service in Gmail to switch to Hangouts after Monday. It's the end of an era that started in 2005, and the culmination of a transition from Google ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Let’s first acknowledge that Gchat was never officially called Gchat. Launched in February 2006, Google named it Google Talk, ...

One of the best parts about using Gmail is Gchat, the instant-messaging function that lets you chat with other Google users and still look like you're the most productive person in the room. The handy ...

Everyone has been talking about Slack lately. The chat app, which is primarily aimed at offices and productivity, is simple, well designed, fun to use, and powerful. Slack is also the company people ...

Don't get me wrong: Gmail's Gchat feature has totally revolutionized the way I work. However, Google's instant messenger can be both a blessing and a curse. While it's incredibly helpful for almost ...

As part of Google’s ever-confusing plethora of apps, Gchat was a service that managed to take hold because of its convenience and the fact that it was built into Gmail. Now, the service is scheduled ...

You probably know your way around Gchat by now -- unless, of course, you've been trapped in a freaky alternate universe where everyone's still curating their Buddy List on AIM. Even if you're logged ...

Those of us still recovering from the Google Reader massacre might want to sit down to read this one. Starting in June, Google will kill off yet another of its most beloved products — this time, the ...

This is important. Gchat is ruining your life. And mine, too. As I type these words, four boxes flash an enticing blue atop my inbox. They cover about two-thirds of my unread mail and they beg for ...

Let’s first acknowledge that Gchat was never officially called Gchat. Launched in February 2006, Google named it Google Talk, refusing to refer to it by its colloquial name. For anyone mourning its ...

Starting in June, Google is saying good-bye to one of its most beloved products, Gchat. Officially, the chat app’s name was Google Talk; Gchat was just what hip, personal-computer owners started ...