G-Mail

[BaseLine]

I just created a G-Mail account and have 5 invites left. It's a bit pointless to let them collect dust, so I was wondering if anyone here also wanted one. For more information: http://gmail.google.com/

[zap]

I'd like one please :D

[BaseLine]

Oh right, I also need an e-mail address to send the invite to :D You can PM it to me.

ETA: Invite sent.

[Silk]

I (HoD.Qheldar@gmail.com) have a couple of invites, so email me or pm me if you would like one.

[LiLOrion]

Okay...

first, what is G-mail?
second, why are the invites so important?

I've seen people snapping them up on another website like crazy.

[BaseLine]

From the GMail site (http://gmail.google.com/gmail/help/about.html#about):

As part of Google's mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful, we're testing an email service called Gmail.

Gmail is a free, search-based webmail service that includes 1,000 megabytes (1 gigabyte) of storage. The backbone of Gmail is a powerful Google search engine that quickly recalls any message an account owner has ever sent or received. That means there's no need to file messages in order to find them again.

When Gmail displays an email, it automatically shows all the replies to that email as well, so users can view a message in the context of a conversation. There are no pop-ups or untargeted banner ads in Gmail, which places relevant text ads and links to related web pages adjacent to email messages.

The invites are the only way you can get a GMail address at the moment. It's still in the testing phase. There is no word as of yet on when it will open up to the public.

[LiLOrion]

Ahhhh!

Thanks. I was wondering what all the frenzy was about. :)

[samati75]

I have three. PM me. :)

[BaseLine]

I have one left. :)

[Farscape Forever]

Thanks BaseLine!

Now I can get up to 1 gig of spam :D

[samati75]

Bumping cause I still have invites if anyone is interested.

[Twich]

Me...? Please? I'd love to try it. ;)

twich@watchfarscape.com

Thankee kindly.

[samati75]

i didn't not see this 8 months later!? ugh. lol you'll get one now.

[Ka D'Argo]

Gmail is awesome. I just set my account up the other day and i already forgot what its like with other email. and all the space you get is amazing
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[Silk]

Google Talk is now out. It's a new messaging program from Google. As of now, the only options are text instant messaging like AIM or any of the others and voice calls over the computer. Some friends and I have tried it out, and the sound is extremely clear. Unfortunately, I post this in this thread because one must have Gmail in order to use it.

[Jim Reaper]

I have 50 brand spanking new invites if anyone's interested. If you want one, PM me your e-mail address. The capacity has also been increased to over 2GB. :cool: Google have also released a new version of the Google Talk (http://www.google.com/talk/) messenger, not to mention Google Earth (http://earth.google.com/).

Oh, and if anyone ever wondered how Google works: http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html

[Silk]

I have 50 brand spanking new invites if anyone's interested. If you want one, PM me your e-mail address.

Same here. And, for further clarification, Gmail is constantly adding to the storage space, so you get (ever so slightly) more by the second.

[el-halo]

i :love: gmail

[Jim Reaper]

49 invites left. Grab 'em while their hot! :D

[JadedLegend3]

I have 50 invites left, too. PM me. :)

[samati75]

lol i just got the new messenger service, cause i am an IM whore. It's at http://www.google.com/talk and i am samati75, of course. It's really neat and simple and has voice ip or whatever you call it. I'm also messing with the google desktop search and sidebar. the sidebar has it's advantages and disadvantages. I am not sure if I will keep it. The google talk i like, but no one to talk to, yet. it's only a week old, though. I'm all for brand loyalty, lol.

[TalynLives]

I like that Google talk have used Jabber/XMPP, a previously existing open-standard messaging protocol so 3rd party clients will already work with it :)