Love it! http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2010/08/google-voice-and-gmail-sitting-in-a-tree-c-a-l-l-i-n-g.ars Now that Google Voice has finally gone public, Google has merged Gmail and Google Voice to allow users to place phone calls from within Gmail, adding more flexibility to both services. Additionally, the company announced that calls to the US and Canada would be free for "at least" the rest of the year, and that calls to other countries would be very cheap. Previously, Gmail users could load up their Google Talk lists in the sidebar, and even make voice or video calls with their Google Talk contacts. As Google points out, however, these types of VoIP calls were limited, as they required both parties to be sitting at a computer while signed into Gmail. What if one party is away and you need to confirm something? Or what if you suddenly remember to make a doctor appointment while you're checking your e-mail? The Google Voice integration is meant to address those situations. "We’ve been testing this feature internally and have found it to be useful in a lot of situations, ranging from making a quick call to a restaurant, to placing a call when you’re in an area with bad reception," wrote Google Software Engineer Robin Schriebman on the Official Google Blog. Not only can you make outbound calls (after installing a plug-in), you can also choose to receive calls on your Google Voice number from within Gmail. The service is only available to US users for now, and in typical Google fashion, it's rolling out slowly—don't panic if you don't see the update right away. Now if only Google would put some of that world-class engineering talent to work on improving the voicemail transcriptions...
will kill it, as it is Googles master plan to become the first legitimate Monopoly ever...They will do this by relying on consumer choice to snuff out their competition leading to SKYNET.
All I need now is twitter integration into the right side of my GMail window, and I could almost entirely live off of the GMail page.
This is why your name is tinywang Buzz hasn't really decided what it wants to be yet. I was hoping for more of a Yelp/Urbanspoon type thing, but for any business. It's trying to be too much w/ the pseudo-twitter esque thing, I'd prefer if it were strictly a Google Maps application that had people reviewing nearby businesses.
this thing is amazing. I totally forgotten about my google voice account b4 this. Only thing bad about this is... prank calls! This will make them so much easier! I CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE A FAKE GMAIL AND PRANKING!!!
