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Karmond



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Gmail

Is there anyone who doesn't have a Gmail account yet that would like an invite?

If you're interested, I've got 5 at the moment to pass off, so just sent me a PM or Email with your first and last names and your email address and I can send you off an invite.

Post Thu Sep 02, 2004 4:31 pm 
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Philip
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What is gmail?

Post Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:59 pm 
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Its Google's version of hotmail.

a web-browser based Email system that offers one gigabyte of storage (unlike Hotmail), and they make their money by scanning the text of your emails and displaying small keyword-relevant ads (like Google does). Some people have been upset at the privacy implications of this though..

Its still in "beta" (like everything google does), it seems most web-services company like to stay in beta for ages since it helps release them from any responsibility to provide a stable service (they can say, well, we warned you it was beta, you shouldnt have relied upon it to store your will or lotto numbers on), so they are only offering accounts to people who "invited" by other G-Mail users.

The present perception amongst net-geeks is that G-Mail accounts are highly desireable since

1. Google hopefully wont go broke tomorrow so your email address is "guaranteed" to exist for a long time, even if you change ISP's,

2. because its a relatively new service, all the "good" email addresses arent already taken (unlike Hotmail), so you dont need to have johnsmithismyname2004@whatever.com, you can just have johnsmith@

3. because its google, it has better karma associated with it than hotmail addresses do, since hotmail is heavily associated with microsoft, spammers and net-newbies.

4 and because its invite-only at the moment, people naturally want to get-in early for prestige sake.. Rolling Eyes

So if you need a new web-mail address, its probably worth taking karmond up on his offer..
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colin



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the 1Gb of storage doesn't get a mention?

Post Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:53 pm 
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Ahem, and your optometrist appointment was when ? Rolling Eyes

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a web-browser based Email system that offers one gigabyte of storage


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Post Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:03 pm 
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oops... i skipped straight to the numbered points

Post Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:54 pm 
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I have gmail.

Better than Hotmail by a long shot. Some of you may have noticed that I use Gmail for MSN Messenger Cool
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well thanks to glen i have a gmail account and i have little use for it however if any one needs to contact me for some unknown reason send me an email to it

technobotics@gmail.com

so yeah
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Well thanks to Karmond, I was able to get gmail, i then sent Glen an invite and he has just sent you one Wayde! The google chain goes on and on!
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well who can i send an invitation to to keep the gmail chain going Question Laughing
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