GTalk Crushes AIM and Facebook Chat in Reader Vote

Last week, we asked you to vote on which instant messaging (IM) tool was best: AIM, GTalk, or FbChat . AOL Instant Messenger has been around since 1997, giving it the edge in users and brand recognition. However, while Google Talk and Facebook Chat made their debuts in 2005 and 2008 respectively, they’ve both come a long ways due to their strong integration with more popular products, such as Gmail . In the end though, over 4000 of you voted on which IM client was best… …and GTalk emerged on top! With 2189 votes (53%), Google Talk handily took down AIM’s 1257 ballots (30%) and Facebook Chat’s 511 votes (12%). Another 203 of you (5%) couldn’t between the three IM tools. Tomorrow we’re going to launch another edition of the Web Faceoff , so be sure to make your voice heard with your vote. Let us know what you think of this week’s results in the comments. Who would win in a fight: AIM, GTalk, or FbChat? ( surveys ) Faceoff Series: Overall Results Week 1: – Mozilla Firefox vs. Google Chrome – WINNER: Firefox , 4600 votes (Chrome: 3310 votes, Tie: 911 votes) Week 2: – Tumblr vs.