tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2013:/blog/tom-keating//4/tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2005:/blog/tom-keating//4.13533- 2013-02-22T21:05:53Z Comments for Google Talk's secret game VoIP & Gadgets blog - Latest news in VoIP & gadgets, wireless, mobile phones, reviews, & opinions Movable Type 4.38 tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2005:/blog/tom-keating//4.13533 2005-08-24T16:34:08Z 2008-04-10T21:35:25Z Google Talk's secret game Tom Keating http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/ Right-click on the Google Talk icon in your System Tray and then click on "About" to see this screenshot.


Notice the cryptic message which is nearly white on white that says:
play 23 21 13 16 21 . 19 7 1 13 5

If you do a simple alphabetical substitution you get:
wumpus.game

Simply add "wumpus.game" to your Friends list and play an old IRC game!

Note: It seems their wumpus game may have overloaded the Google server, so it may take awhile for you to play

p.s. Doesn't Google "ban" websites that perform SEO gaming tricks, such as white text on a white background? How ironic.

]]> tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2005:/blog/tom-keating//4.13533-comment:3075 Comment from Tsointsoin on 2005-09-02 Tsointsoin Don't you think it's not very "Google-like" of them to come up with something that is down after only a few days of existence due to server overload (even if it's "secret")? I remember AOL had issues for a long time with a bot named SmarterChild on its AIM service. I expected Google to get it right the first time. Oh well.

]]> 2005-09-03T01:23:53Z tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2005:/blog/tom-keating//4.13533-comment:37034 Comment from Webmaster on 2008-05-24 Webmaster http://www.w7b.org LoL,
I like the SEO Part you mentioned. :)

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