The user-facing interface offers a fairly straightforward video chat layout, where those watching the broadcast can submit realtime feedback and interact with a simple chat feature, while the broadcaster is able to take advantage of various curation and editing tools.
The move makes sense not only because there's already some overlap of functionality, but also because Google has been gradually turning Hangouts from a straightforward web-based video chat tool into a multiplatform chat client which supports text, video and audio communication, as well as rich media.
The messages are text-based, with a fairly straightforward interface reminiscent of any other chat app.
Papri chat, described in the helpfully straightforward menu as "a medley of chickpeas, potatoes and flour crisps topped with chutney and yogurt dressing," delivers a spicy kick with a pleasant undertone of fruitiness.
Not everything is so straightforward in Google land, as Google's chat protocols Hangouts and Talk, suffered a privacy issue on the 26 September that saw instant messages routed to unintended recipients.
She's so straightforward and engaging that we end up chatting about all kinds of things, including the writing.
He has made dresses for Kylie Minogue, Scarlett Johansson, Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Thandie Newton, Princess Beatrice, Lady Gabriella Windsor, and Victoria Beckham ('She's really brilliant to chat to, hilarious, very smart, very straightforward - I really like Victoria').
FYFD, however, eschews chat, personality, and attitude in favor of straightforward presentations of science, with an emphasis on the research that explains fluid dynamics.
Even if men (smartly) avoid the cheesiness of a standard pick-up line -- no, we did not fall from heaven -- straightforward conversation can be hard to come by when you're chatting with someone new at a bar.
Joint solves a major pain point experienced often by Twitter users, and from my experience in the chat rooms and poking around on the site, the UI is straightforward, and chat is fast and easy to use.
