gmail

[snowsuit]

this isn't very technological or engineological, but i've got a few gmail invites if anyone wants one. i'm tired of seeing them when i load gmail. PM me with yr email addy.

[mozilla]

I also have a few GMail invites to give away.

Anyone interested?

[soccer19182]

I would like an invite if you still have one. Can't seem to PM you, so my email is ltj19182@yahoo.com. Thanks!!!

[CAFC]

got any left?
just registered and couldn't send pm's for some reason....

[s0cc3r]

Hook a brother up..... If you have any left. :cool:

I was wondering if you get to choose your username or are you assigned one? And how do you like it compared to the other web mail services?

[snowsuit]

i don't have anymore.

[s0cc3r]

i don't have anymore.
Thats cool. Thanks

[striker]

Let me reveal my ignorance by asking for an explanation of gmail. I have absolutely no idea what it is! :(

[snowsuit]

okay. i got 6 new invites all of a sudden. if you PMed me abt an invite previously, check yr spam folder. i probably sent one before; it may be in there. if you didn't get an invite from me at all, send me a PM again. i'm just doing this out of niceness. gmail is rad.

[Achtung]

Let me reveal my ignorance by asking for an explanation of gmail. I have absolutely no idea what it is! :(

Gmail (https://gmail.google.com/)

I've got a few invites left, so PM me if anybody wants one.

[MichiLind]

I've got five invites also. PM if you want 'em.

[Mad_Bishop]

I got six invites if anyone wants one.

[amerifolklegend]

Okay, I got a question...or two...about gmail that I want some of you to answer. I don't want Google's answer. I want answers from people that have it already.

Why should I switch from my RoadRunner/Outlook Express email address to gmail? What makes it better? I've never been told that I have to delete an email that I save, and I obviously don't get any pop-ups with OE. I also don't ever check my email from anywhere but home, but I'm sure I would if I have that option. I like OE because it's completely idiot proof and it's on my own computer.

I'm open to accepting one of your invites to get gmail, I just would like some actualy gmail customers to let me know why I should switch, why they switched, do they like it, and what things do they not like about it.

[Mad_Bishop]

I didn't switch, I just added another address for internet garbage. I still use a pop address that I pay $15 a year for and Thunderbird as my main email. It doesn't seem that special so far.

[hawk_claw]

I have 5 invitations if anyone wants one.....PM me..or email me at humza.a@gmail.com

[MassachusettsRef]

Okay, I got a question...or two...about gmail that I want some of you to answer. I don't want Google's answer. I want answers from people that have it already.

Why should I switch from my RoadRunner/Outlook Express email address to gmail? What makes it better? I've never been told that I have to delete an email that I save, and I obviously don't get any pop-ups with OE. I also don't ever check my email from anywhere but home, but I'm sure I would if I have that option. I like OE because it's completely idiot proof and it's on my own computer.

I'm open to accepting one of your invites to get gmail, I just would like some actualy gmail customers to let me know why I should switch, why they switched, do they like it, and what things do they not like about it.The thing I particularly like is the labeling system, which replaces traditional folders. With it, a particularly email (or, more likely, a series of emails) can have multiple labels. Effectively, you can put the same email in several different folders.

Also, you have a google search engine to sort through your email, which is nice if you deal with a significant amount of mail. Even if you don't, it certainly could be helpful time to time.

The function that keeps "conversations" (multiple replies, even from different recipients, to the same original email) linked is also convenient.

Further (and I don't know much about Roadrunner, so this may not apply), it's web-based like hotmail and yahoo so you can check and sort your email anywhere you login.

Finally--and this is a small thing but can be important at times--the "@gmail.com" extension sounds and looks a lot more professional than "@hotmail.com" or "@yahoo.com". Silly perhaps, but there have been studies--particularly looking into email addresses on resumes for prospective job applicants--that have looked at this sort of thing and found that it can be a factor in professional relationships.

The only bad part I've run into so far is that the 'address book' is only a list of email contacts, where you can enter a name, an email address, and "notes". An upgrade to include a full address book would make gmail close to perfect in my eyes.

And as an additional note, to those fearing the "targeted ads"...I've actually found them quite helpful on occassion already. They are computer generated, so no one is reading your mail and they are very accurate. I've received ads/offers for things I've needed like hotels or flights.

[amerifolklegend]

The thing I particularly like is the labeling system, which replaces traditional folders. With it, a particularly email (or, more likely, a series of emails) can have multiple labels. Effectively, you can put the same email in several different folders.

Also, you have a google search engine to sort through your email, which is nice if you deal with a significant amount of mail. Even if you don't, it certainly could be helpful time to time.

The function that keeps "conversations" (multiple replies, even from different recipients, to the same original email) linked is also convenient.

Further (and I don't know much about Roadrunner, so this may not apply), it's web-based like hotmail and yahoo so you can check and sort your email anywhere you login.

Finally--and this is a small thing but can be important at times--the "@gmail.com" extension sounds and looks a lot more professional than "@hotmail.com" or "@yahoo.com". Silly perhaps, but there have been studies--particularly looking into email addresses on resumes for prospective job applicants--that have looked at this sort of thing and found that it can be a factor in professional relationships.

The only bad part I've run into so far is that the 'address book' is only a list of email contacts, where you can enter a name, an email address, and "notes". An upgrade to include a full address book would make gmail close to perfect in my eyes.

And as an additional note, to those fearing the "targeted ads"...I've actually found them quite helpful on occassion already. They are computer generated, so no one is reading your mail and they are very accurate. I've received ads/offers for things I've needed like hotels or flights.

Thanks for the response. This sounds interesting.

These targeted ads, are they emails you recieve or just ads on a page? And can you block them altogether?

[Cannon]

Thanks for the response. This sounds interesting.

These targeted ads, are they emails you recieve or just ads on a page? And can you block them altogether?

I have my system set to block popups and the like so I might miss some of the ads but so far they seem to only consist of an inch and a half of text on the far right side of the screen. I haven't seen any graphics, flash, or any of the other annoying types of ads that you can find on the web. The ads I've seen are very easy to ignore. Hope that helps.

I plan on using gmail to replace my other junkmail account due mainly to the large storage size. I have to clean out my older account every few days since I use it for all internet junk (yahoo, fantasy football, registrations, etc) and thus it gets tons of spam. Going from 5mb to 1000mb should solve that issue. I'm just hoping it doesn't change very much after the beta test or get axed. For now, I'm using it as backup until its future seems clear.

[MassachusettsRef]

Even without a pop-up blocker, the ads are just the simple text ads on the right column of the page, similar to what you get when you search on google.