Omegle, an online chat service that billed itself as an anonymous forum to "talk to strangers," has shut down amid allegations it served as a hotbed for criminal activities. In a lengthy statement ...

If you’re still relying on conference calls or IM, it's time your team explored group chat. Here's what Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Hangouts Chat, Facebook Workplace, and six other chat providers ...

When you have more than a couple people involved in a project, the worst thing you can do is get them all on the phone together. It’s not only potentially costly, but also a poor method for ...

UPDATE (December 16, 2025): Message scheduling is coming to Google Chat, finally. Read more about it at the end of the article. Summary: Google Chat is Google’s communication service, basically. It’s ...

The search giant's newest app is a stripped-down video chat service that lets you peek at who's calling before you pick up. Richard Nieva was a senior reporter for CNET News, focusing on Google and ...

Google Chat officially launched for consumers recently, and that means the time has come to dive back into everyone’s favorite subject: Google messaging services! Google has presided over some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the impacts of computing & technology in manufacturing. This article is more than 5 years old. Chat bots are ...