Gmail, which turns one year old this week, just announced it is raising members’ storage limits to 2 gigabytes. THey’re doing it over time, but the limit is already up to 1.3 gig & rising. Furthermore, they announced an intent to continuing growing the storage space from there. THey’ve also added the ability to format text, absent from the system until then.
It’s not without controversy, this gmail. The system “reads” your mail and throws an occasional ad on your screen, which i almost never notice, by the way.
I joined in July 04 and have used about 105 megabytes (10% of the 1 gig limit that WAS in place.) I’m a heavy email user and so I figure with the growth, I may well never run out of storage. I do delete a lot of stuff I don’t need, which they say you don’t have to do (and they really don’t want you to do)
It’s still by-invitation only, and, like most gmail users, I’ve got 50 invites. Lemme know if you want to join up. (I don’t get any money or incentive for joining people up). FOr what it is worth, I had always avoided web-based email until this came along and it’s served me well.
What is Gmail? Is there a place to read about it? Is it sort of a no-frills thing for heavy users? Why wouldn’t they want you to delete things? Why does the system have to read the mail—perhaps it is a frill that prevents this from happening. I’m just curious, not serious, so don’t spend a lot of time on this. What does G stand for? Who runs it?
Send me an email address and I will give you an invitation. I’ll even waive the story requirement that I had when I posted something similar a month or so ago.
I haven’t given ANY gmail accounts away since then… Well, one to my sister… but I don’t think she’s joined yet.
See, now, that makes me deeply suspicious. Why is it by invitation only? Is it just to make it seem more desireable (sp) or are you guys actually recruiters for some weird spooky organization, or even body snatchers? Do you get some years added to your life when you bring in a recruit?
It’s invitation only in order to make it seem more exclusive and enticing, and in order to
get people who have invites to promote gmail by offering their invites in their favorite
online hangouts, spreading the word about gmail. It’s actually a rather clever marketing
scheme. The only thing they’re selling is web-ads. I have a gmail account, but I forgot the
name and password. Uhm. So I almost don’t have an account.
Jack: Have you ever seen a Commie drink a glass of water?
Mandrake: Well, no, I can’t say I have.
Jack: Vodka, that’s what they drink, isn’t it? Never water.
Mandrake: Well, I believe that’s what they drink Jackie, yes.
Jack: On no account will a Commie ever drink water - and not without good reason.
Mandrake: I, um, I don’t quite see what you’re getting at, Jack.
Jack: Water. That’s what I’m getting at, water. Mandrake, water is the source of all life. Seven-tenths of this earth’s surface is water. Why, do you realize that seventy percent of you is water? And as human being, you and I need fresh, pure water to replenish our precious bodily fluids. Are you beginning to understand? Mandrake, have you never wondered why I only drink distilled water, or rain water? And only pure-grain alcohol?
Mandrake: Well, it did occur me, Jack, yes.
Jack: Have you ever heard of fluoridation, the flouridation of water?
Mandrake: Yes, I have heard of that, Jack. Yes, I have, yes.
Jack: Well, do you know what it is?
Mandrake: No. I… No.
Jack: Do you realize fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face? Mandrake, do you realize that in addition to fluoridating water, why, there are studies underway to fluoridate salt, flour, fruit juices, soup, sugar, milk… ice cream. Ice cream, Mandrake, children’s ice cream.
Mandrake: Lord, Jack.
Ripper: You know when fluoridation first began?
Mandrake: I… no, no. I don’t, Jack.
Ripper: Nineteen hundred and forty-six. Nineteen forty-six, Mandrake. How does that coincide with your post-war Commie conspiracy, huh? It’s incredibly obvious, isn’t it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That’s the way your hard-core Commie works.
Mandrake: Uh, Jack, Jack, listen, tell me, tell me, Jack. When did you first… become… well, develop this theory?
Ripper: Well, I, uh… I… I… first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of love.
Mandrake: Hmm.
Ripper: Yes, a uh, a profound sense of fatigue… a feeling of emptiness followed. Luckily I… I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Loss of essence.
Mandrake: Hmm.
Ripper: I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake. Women uh… women sense my power and they seek the life essence. I, uh… I do not avoid women, Mandrake.
Well, count me as one of the newest Gmail converts.
My company was just bought by another a couple months ago. As of today, I can no longer access AOL email without running into the new company firewall (they said they wouldn’t change our way of doing business but either they aren’t aware of what they do or that was a lie - it’s feeling more Orwellian everyday).
However, there doesn’t seem to be a problem with Gmail - maybe it’s seen as just Googling or something by the computer nazis.
Thank goodness I have no problem accessing Chiff and Fipple…
Whew!
I’ve never had a problem with regular Yahoo email. I don’t understand why a person would get so much email to suddenly fill up a regular Yahoo account, so the extra storage with gmail doesn’t appeal to me.
