Google Talk + Nasty Spam = Embarassing

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

Picture this: you’ve just installed Google Talk, and are showing the wonders of this new tool to your mum, or your boss, or perhaps just demonstrating something to a client. Google Talk very helpfully has Show Notifications for new mail turned on by default, and if you’re anything like me, your GMail account probably gets a huge bunch of spam. So no points for guessing what pops up next:
Bad Spam
Charming. Thanks a bunch Google Talk. Anyone have a job opening? ;)

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