...with 1GB of storage space
Beat that Hotmail:rolleyes:
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...with 1GB of storage space
Beat that Hotmail:rolleyes:
1 GB, whoa, sign me up! :) Will be interesting to give it a try when it's released. Wonder what countermeasure MSN and Yahoo will offer?
I wanna be one of the 1000 guests to try ithttps://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2004/04/13.gif
I dont think MSN or Yahoo would challenge that.
I mean Yahoo charges for 100MB storage, and google is giving 1GB for Free, hmm lets think about it for a second:confused: :rolleyes: :D
You have to think about it? :D :p :DQuote:
hmm lets think about it for a second
Sounds like a possible new other email for me. I've given up on the other two.
I think this might become quite popular that MSN and Yahoo will have to join forces and become MSHoo:D Just so they can think they have a lot of users:)
I to wouldnt mind another webmail address to add to the collection:)
But I am wondering about this line:
To finance the service, Google will display advertising links tied to the topics discussed within the e-mails. For instance, an e-mail inquiring about an upcoming concert might include an ad from a ticket agency.
Now...just how are they going to accomplish that? Keyword searches of your email? I'm beginning to smell a rat....
So if you receive an email from a friend that is inviting you to a scientific seminar on "The Sexual Processes of the Orange Galapagos Jellyfish", you are likely to get ads on your email for Viagra or gourmet jelly beans?
Anyone know what date it is today?
dunno if either is true
Looks like it's the real deal and not an April Fool's joke. Here's what Google has to say about Gmail.
For bistro, here's a quote about the ads (Gmail is sort of losing it's appeal with that feature):
Quote:
Are there ads in Gmail?
There are no pop-ups or banner ads in Gmail. Gmail does include relevant text ads that are similar to the ads appearing on the right side of Google search results pages. The matching of ads to content is a completely automated process performed by computers using the same technology that powers the Google AdSense program. This technology already places targeted ads on thousands of sites across the web by quickly analyzing the content of pages and determining which ads are most relevant to them. No humans read your email to target the ads, and no email content or other personally identifiable information is ever provided to advertisers.
Thanks P3. I for one, am glad it's for real. I look forward to using this new gmail.
Wish I was a friend/guest also. :D
Looking forward to it to, but its a pitty about the Lunar Jobs:(:D
FYI
Google Mail
http://www.drudgereport.com/flash.htm
Heck, I already get all that c**p email, might as well have a full gigabyte to store it in...
;)
Well its one thing having ad's in email from spamers, companies etc.... I dont need any ads when recieving email from friends and family..... Imagine all the pharmacutical ads you'd get when recieving a notification from vdr that someone has replied to a thread.. just cause it picks up on DR??? :DQuote:
Phil
I like shiva_42's point. Great place for spam....:D
Hi,
I'd love to have a gig of space for email. Simply because 99% of my email is spam
Now, imagine you get 200 spam mails a day to a gmail address... it goes thru gmails filtering process, you then get your spam plus more ad's (provided by gmail) within each mail. Each email would take up more space than it would have already!!!
If I were to have a gig of space of which 99% was taken up by spam, the 99% of gmail's gig would end up being 99.9%..
There is only 1 place for spam..... and it aint in my mailbox... :D
I'm not knocking google for the idea of massive space.... I just think it's not been thought thru thoroughly enough.
Just my 2 pennies...
Phil
Now now lets not start the Gmail bashing before its even been launched.
We should let it prove itself first:D
Hehe p3,
true.. gotta give it a chance...
How long b4 I can bash it tho'?? how long.. please me wants to bash...
bash..
LOL
Phil
How long was MSN and Yahoo around for before the bashing began? :D:D
I agree P3-450.......
and come to think of it.....isn't all email scanned for certain words by a national security agency of some sort?.....oh well......I like Google and hope they pull it together.
Thats the spirit:D
Hi,
Well I aint bashed Yahoo yet.... I use it daily .;)
Hotmail got my goat cause I left it more than a month once and didn't check email... pardon me for being ill!!!! then they wanted some bucks to re-activate!!!!:mad:
Dont get me wrong POPPY4, I like google. And yes our email is probably scanned by national security services, secret police etc. but as far as I know they dont add to the email any adverts for products based on what words are included in the text of the mail.
:)
Phil
Thats the reason i hate Hotmail.Quote:
Originally posted by techallenged
Hi,
Well I aint bashed Yahoo yet.... I use it daily .;)
Hotmail got my goat cause I left it more than a month once and didn't check email... pardon me for being ill!!!! then they wanted some bucks to re-activate!!!!:mad:
I dont think yahoo is as bad but ive just logged into one of my Yahoo accounts and it has been deactivated because i havnt logged on for 4 months.
Unlike Hotmail i could just reactivate it without cost, although all my mail was deleted.
Lucky i dont use it as personal email:)
I understand.....and the thought of gov't adverts is mind bogglin'....but then, the future's not that far off, eh???Quote:
Originally posted by techallenged
Hi,
Dont get me wrong POPPY4, I like google. And yes our email is probably scanned by national security services, secret police etc. but as far as I know they dont add to the email any adverts for products based on what words are included in the text of the mail.
:)
Phil
Well I use it as main email...Quote:
Originally posted by P3-450
Lucky i dont use it as personal email:)
1. I used to swap dial up isp.. and kept chenging for a better deal (using yahoo meant I didn't have to keep informing friends and family of yet another change of email address)
2. It filters junk email (Bulk folder) without me downloading it and then sifting thru it.
3. Any attachments are held on server, so I risk less d/loading of virus etc ( I mean I delete emails with attachments from people I don't know via yahoo website) and only d/load to my PC after logging on to check mail first.
I think google could do a good job with a little refinement.
Phil
:)
Oh no... don't say that.. LOLQuote:
Originally posted by POPPY4
I understand.....and the thought of gov't adverts is mind bogglin'....but then, the future's not that far off, eh???
Last thing I need is a Political broadcast via email... LOL
phil
:)
That is one good reason for webmail.Quote:
Originally posted by techallenged
Well I use it as main email...
1. I used to swap dial up isp.. and kept chenging for a better deal (using yahoo meant I didn't have to keep informing friends and family of yet another change of email address)
I dont have much against Yahoo, i still have account with them but i wouldnt use it as my main email, i just use them and Hotmail for when i have to fill out a form and stuff like that.
And when Gmail come out i still wont have it as a main email, but if proven, i will use it a lot more.
Hi P3,
At the end of the day, any web based email IMO should not need to have any major space requirements. The 6 meg Yahoo provides is currently adequate for me.
I use yahoo and would use gmail as a filtering mechanism.... all my important email would be d/loaded to OE and backed up anyway. Leaving any important stuff on a server owned by any web-based provider would/could be asking for probs... Hence I dont see the need for a massive ammount of space... but that is my requirement.... of course each person will have differing requirements... perhaps I am lucky that I only receive 200 odd spams per day.. lol
Cheers
Phil
Only?:rolleyes: :DQuote:
Originally posted by techallenged
perhaps I am lucky that I only receive 200 odd spams per day.. lol
BTW have you found a broadband ISP yet, or are you still looking?
No, I stopped looking for the moment... Had some stuff to settle with my employers and too much else on plate as well.Quote:
Originally posted by P3-450
BTW have you found a broadband ISP yet, or are you still looking?
Plus, with adsl if I wanna change I'm gonna be offline for at least 9 days while one service is deactivated and reactivated with a new ISP..
Also I know a guy who posted here about some of them cheaper 1 meg connections... he signed with hi-velocity about 4 weeks ago... and still waiting for activation.... so I'm sticking with Zen 512.. pricey but never had a problem... and if it aint broke??? why fix it.. lol
Phil
That one thing id be pretty miffed about, it just show how much the internet plays a part in my life:(Quote:
Originally posted by techallenged
Plus, with adsl if I wanna change I'm gonna be offline for at least 9 days while one service is deactivated and reactivated with a new ISP..
Well I reckon if I took a 14 day break to Spain while is was being changed I could live with it, but I really fancy Hi Velocity on their (supposed) performance levels.. but looking at a month or so ..... no I couldn't live with that.
Same boat as you bud, internet plays to big a part... rightly or wrongly.. !!!!
Phil
Neh, you dont wanna go to spain, not with scorching heatwave we're gonna get this year:rolleyes:
Just to bring things back to the topic for a sec...
The press release did say that the ads would be delivered in the the same text only style that the search engine uses, right? So my guess is that the ads won't be delivered as spam (i.e. new messages in your inbox) but as sidebar items, just like on the search results page. As such, there'd be no need to delete them, they're just part of the page.
The whole issue of having every message I send or receive crawled by a Goolgle-bot raises some concerns about privacy, but then, that's part of the service. "You want the gig? You agree to let us read your mail." So, knowing they're going to read it removes any "reasonable expectation of privacy" re:you e-mail. Therefore, no invasion of privacy.
Frankly, I've got nothing to hide, so let 'em crawl through my e-mail all they want. For a gig of on-line storage, I'd say it's worth it. Show me where the line to sign up forms!
:D :D First Laugh of the Day!!:D :DQuote:
Originally posted by shiva_42
Heck, I already get all that c**p email, might as well have a full gigabyte to store it in...
;)
how much does it cost google to give away a free gig?
Well this beats me,with all those emails that I might receive from friends and clients in my box,with attached spam,is not what I want,I have spam removers and such filters I have set to block this nonsense.Don't forget all those million or so people that are always complaining about spam,so it means mail that incorporates spam will be deleted by my spam mail filters,tough luck to those that send it...:D :D
The real question is, how much will google earn from this whole story. Don't think for a second that they are paying for the gig. Its being paid for all the nice Viagra companies out there advertising next to all your emails :)Quote:
Originally posted by steppenwolf
how much does it cost google to give away a free gig?
Well, I think its a great idea anyway. Like DougJ said, where do I sign up?
Sorry, but I don't see what the fuss is about. It's not like they're doing anything behind people's back. They state right up front that they'll be crawling your e-mail. They do this so they 1) can tailor ads to be delivered to you, and 2) allow you to also search through all your email without having to occasinally purge.Quote:
Of course they're not doing this for free. Google's a business, they're in it for profit. To bash them for not taking a financial hit (i.e. not truly giving it away for free) is just short-sighted.
As I said previously, to me, the privacy issue in this case is moot. Its an elective service. Nobody's holding a gun to anyone's head. Its our choice. If we don't want them to crawl our e-mail, we don't sign up for the service. The gig of storage isn't "free", it the "product" we're paying for by agreeing to have our mail crawled. As with everything else in a free market, if the price is too high, just don't buy the product!
I've used Google for almost as long as they've been around. I think they have a stellar track record for delivering a valuable, high quality service. With the push for them to go public, I really don't think they'd jeopardize their reputation by suddenly delivering an endless barrage of V*I*A*G*R*A ads. I think (trust) they'll do it right. And if they don't , then I jhust stop using the service. Again, I still have a choice.
So I ask again, what's all the fuss about? Sign me up!!!