Google Talk

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instant messaging service voice over IP service

Google Talk was an instant messaging and voice-over-IP service developed by Google that allowed users to chat and make voice calls over the internet.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Google Talk canonical	4
Gtalk	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11160828 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Google Talk
Context triple: [Google Hangouts, replaced, Google Talk]

A. Google Hangouts
Google Hangouts is a communication platform developed by Google that enables users to send messages and conduct voice and video calls across web and mobile devices.
B. Google Chat
Google Chat is a business-focused messaging platform by Google that supports direct messages, group conversations, and integrated collaboration within the Google Workspace ecosystem.
C. Google Buzz
Google Buzz was a short-lived social networking and microblogging service from Google that integrated with Gmail to let users share updates, links, and media.
D. Google Duo
Google Duo is a high-quality video and voice calling app developed by Google for simple, reliable one-to-one and group communication across mobile and web platforms.
E. Gmail
Gmail is Google's widely used web-based email service known for its large storage capacity, powerful search, and integration with other Google products.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Google Talk
Target entity description: Google Talk was an instant messaging and voice-over-IP service developed by Google that allowed users to chat and make voice calls over the internet.

A. Google Hangouts
Google Hangouts is a communication platform developed by Google that enables users to send messages and conduct voice and video calls across web and mobile devices.
B. Google Chat
Google Chat is a business-focused messaging platform by Google that supports direct messages, group conversations, and integrated collaboration within the Google Workspace ecosystem.
C. Google Buzz
Google Buzz was a short-lived social networking and microblogging service from Google that integrated with Gmail to let users share updates, links, and media.
D. Google Duo
Google Duo is a high-quality video and voice calling app developed by Google for simple, reliable one-to-one and group communication across mobile and web platforms.
E. Gmail
Gmail is Google's widely used web-based email service known for its large storage capacity, powerful search, and integration with other Google products.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	instant messaging service ⓘ voice over IP service ⓘ
branding	Gtalk ⓘ linked to: Google Talk
category	Google services ⓘ linked to: Google services ecosystem VoIP software ⓘ instant messaging clients ⓘ
communicationModel	client–server model ⓘ
developer	Google ⓘ
discontinuationDate	2017-06-26 ⓘ
initialReleaseDate	2005-08-24 ⓘ
integratedInto	Gmail ⓘ Orkut ⓘ iGoogle ⓘ
license	proprietary ⓘ
operatedBy	Google ⓘ
owner	Google ⓘ
platform	Android ⓘ BlackBerry OS ⓘ Chrome OS ⓘ linked to: ChromeOS Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows web ⓘ
protocolUsed	XMPP ⓘ
releaseYear	2005 ⓘ
replacedBy	Google Hangouts ⓘ
serviceType	proprietary software ⓘ
shortName	Gtalk ⓘ linked to: Google Talk
status	discontinued ⓘ
successor	Google Hangouts ⓘ
supportsAuthentication	Google Account ⓘ
supportsFeature	Gmail integration ⓘ Google+ integration ⓘ PC-to-PC calls ⓘ audio conferencing ⓘ chat logs stored in Gmail ⓘ desktop notifications ⓘ emoticons ⓘ file transfer ⓘ file transfer via XMPP ⓘ group chat ⓘ instant messaging ⓘ notifications in Windows system tray ⓘ off the record messaging ⓘ presence information ⓘ text chat ⓘ voice calls ⓘ voice chat within Gmail ⓘ voice mail ⓘ
supportsStandard	Jingle (XMPP extension) ⓘ linked to: XMPP Extension Protocols

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Google Hangouts → replaced → Google Talk ⓘ

Yahoo! Messenger → competitor → Google Talk ⓘ

Google+ → integratedWith → Google Talk ⓘ

subject linked to: Google+ (Google Plus)

Adium → supportsProtocol → Google Talk ⓘ

Google Talk → branding → Gtalk ⓘ

linked to: Google Talk

Google Talk → shortName → Gtalk ⓘ