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How can I add a Google+ person (someone in my circles) to GTalk? There seems like there should be an easy way since GTalk (chat) is now embedded in Google+.

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Searching my friend's names doesn't work, and I can't always see an e-mail address on a G+ profile.

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you should consider accepting answers to questions posted. You have only 56% accept rate. – user221287 May 31 '12 at 9:24
@myselfpoddar I have crappy answers. This answer is not at all correct. Perhaps I should do some self answers? – C. Ross May 31 '12 at 10:26

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When they first rolled out Google+, they automatically added everyone on your circles to your chat list, if the other party had also enabled this chat setting. But this became a privacy issue and it was soon dropped.
Now the only way is to get their email address and add them manually to your chat list.

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I guess now the setting is back on Google+ where you can have people on your circles back. But I guess, if you need to have them forever, you just need to ask them for their email ids. – thunderror Mar 8 '12 at 18:48
Not at all correct for current state. – C. Ross May 31 '12 at 10:26

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