Comments on: Gmail Hype

By: Shuvo

Shuvo — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 12:51:04 +0000

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By: Saurabh Nanda

Saurabh Nanda — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:50:19 +0000

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 21 Jun 2004 19:05:49 +0000

It is all just hype I believe. I myself have about 80GB on a personally pc at my house which I use as a server. I don’t delete emails either, no need to really. Every once in awhile I’ll search them and find something I need. 80GB sounds a helluva lot better than 1GB that gmail offers. Plus, my domain name is way shorter than gmail.com . Talk about an easy email to remember. HA!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 21 Jun 2004 05:12:58 +0000

Will do, Robert - - I’ll direct them over you’re way

By: Robert Prather

Robert Prather — Mon, 21 Jun 2004 03:11:47 +0000

Feel free to have one of your readers direct their offers for a Gmail account my way, if you want. I like the idea and don’t really care about the ads.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 23:05:34 +0000

You know what’s nice about having a 1GB email box? Being able to mass mail big files very quickly and just store them in your box. Who says ya can’t have more than one Gmail? Hah!

By: Martin Lindeskog

Martin Lindeskog — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:31:40 +0000

I have got a Gmail because I am a Blogger user (Google owns Blogger). I thought it could be good to have for mailing lists, enter your email address on web sites and when your are writing comments on blog posts like this one! I don’t want to use my main email address < my first name @ my surname DOT com > @ public sites too often, so it could be good to have an alternative email address handy. It is nice to have an extra web based email address when you are travelling. I don’t care if it is a “status” thing or not. I have never been interested in belonging to the “in crowd” anyway… I see Google as a company that is coming up with nice services. Personally, I am not concerned about the privacy thing and robots searching my email. I like to have personalized ads related to the text of the email. It could give you good leads, e.g. you are writing about a vacation to a certain location and you get an ad for a travel agent, tourist site, etc. Please read my post, LYCEUM@GMAIL.COM on how a politician tried to stop Google’s email service.

All the Best,

Martin Lindeskog.
Gothenburg, Sweden.

By: Swt GA HunnyB

Swt GA HunnyB — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:15:31 +0000

I have one *hangs head in shame*. But I don’t use it. It is just as Rachel said a status thing. Just another thing to add to my collection. I dunno…just crazy I guess.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 04:50:09 +0000

Laura - you’re braver than I am! I definately mind the idea of bots scouring my email - - whether I use it for important stuff, or not. *shudder*

I’m just a paranoid schizophrenic, I guess. lol

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 04:48:32 +0000

rachel - I’m with you on that one. It’s the latest and greatest thing….I think most people latch on to the bandwagon beause it’s the current trend and out of curiosity. It’s being hyped so much.

Reminds me of high school when all the cool girls were wearing Gloria Vanderbuilt jeans and my mother wouldn’t buy me a pair.

I felt left out.

Gawd - - did that date me or what? lol

By: rachel

rachel — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 04:44:50 +0000

No, I don’t think you’re alone by a long shot. I won’t use it nor will I email anything TO a gmail address.
I think it’s just a ’status’ thing however I’m not sure why having a gmail account would make anyone ’special’. I know it’s not on my list of requirements when choosing new friends.

(Sorry.. bit snarky tonight)

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 04:43:41 +0000

So far I find it very convenient in many ways. Would I use it exclusively? No. I don’t mind the bots scouring my email, seeing as I’m not using it for anything real important. But I can’t drag myself away from pop3 accessible accounts.