* * *Talk is cheap, now on Personalized Homepage

This is one of the best thing happened with Google Personalized Homepage i.e. having Google Talk Gadget embedded in it. Now you don't have to download and install software to use it. No matter where you go, all you have to do is login to your Google account, and there it is. The beauty of this new Google Talk is every conversation starts in new tab,without having a need to manage all those IM windows.

Another new feature is, If you paste a URL from YouTube or Picasa Web Albums into your chat, the Google Talk will let you preview the videos and photos right in your conversation. So you know which picture the person is talking about when you share the album.

I suppose, Its 'Google way' of doing things.