Google Brings Back The ChatBot: Google Talk Guru
Google Talk Guru is an “experimental” Google Labs service that allows you to chat with a bot to get information you’re looking for. What kind of information? Sports results, weather, definitions, translations, etc.
1. Sign into a chat client that supports Google Talk
2. Send a chat invitation to guru@googlelabs.com or click the “Invite myself to chat with Guru” link below.
3. Find guru in your contact list and send chat queries to guru
Remember too that just about a year ago, Google bought Aardvark, a startup that also used chat to answer questions. I assume this is more like doing a traditional Google Search query, but still, something to think about. Related: what the hell is Google doing with Aardvark? Anything?
[thanks Steve]