Google Introduces a Cartoonlike Method for Talking in Chat Rooms - New York Times

Google Introduces a Cartoonlike Method for Talking in Chat RoomsNew York Times - 8 hours agoBy BRAD STONE Google, known for its plain-Jane approach to Web design, has come up with something much wackier. On Tuesday the company introduced Lively, an online tool that allows people to embody a cartoonish online avatar and have text-based ...How Lively? Google’s Me-Too Virtual World GigaOmGoogle launches online virtual world PC ProTechCrunch - Product Reviews - TG Daily - CNET Newsall 211 news articles

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