ZDNet UK:
"What do you get with Gmail?
First of course, there is 1GB of space. This is significantly more than most other free email accounts, and also puts many corporate email allocations to shame. Google plans to subsidise the cost of all this space through advertising - in the terms and conditions, you have to agree to Google serving targeted adverts. In place of banner ads or pop-ups, you get the familiar text-only Google ads ranged down the right-hand side of the window containing the email; they are not intrusive, and the ads only appear in your Gmail window - they are not attached to emails that you send out."
CBS:
"Though it still has some missing features and rough edges, it is clearly the best web-based email system I've used and - at least for some users - it's arguably better than computer-based email. ... The big differences between this service and other web-based mail programs is the amount of messages you can store and the ability to search for your messages using the search engine that made Google famous."
Independent Review: A. Anvari:
- Address completion.
- Javascript hacks makes it very fast and easy to use.
- Trying to navigate out of an unsent message triggers an 'Are you sure you want to discard the message?' alert.
- E-mail snippet makes it very easy to browse through messages.
- Keyboard shortcuts are absolutely the best thing Gmail has offered. They ROCK if you are a hardcore unix user.
- Personal level indicators' feature is a great one, indicating if a message is sent only to you or to a bunch of people.
- Starring (tagging) messages is fast. Something like what Orkut uses to rank your friends.
- Wow! The fastest and the most sophisticated email spell checker in the world. It's like running your spell checking application on your machine!"
My thoughts:
Google GMAIL could be in a advantagous position to change the Internet landscape once again. With it's world-leading search capabilities and the other search and advertising services Google is now offering, why go anywhere else? You can get your news, your searching, your email, the leading advertising agency online and several other tools.
It's nice to see another corporation offering email service. GMail plans to offer a lot more space that hotmail, but we'll see what the future holds. If it's too good to be true, google will flop. If it's worth it, expect a mass moving from hotmail and yahoo mail.
"What do you get with Gmail?
First of course, there is 1GB of space. This is significantly more than most other free email accounts, and also puts many corporate email allocations to shame. Google plans to subsidise the cost of all this space through advertising - in the terms and conditions, you have to agree to Google serving targeted adverts. In place of banner ads or pop-ups, you get the familiar text-only Google ads ranged down the right-hand side of the window containing the email; they are not intrusive, and the ads only appear in your Gmail window - they are not attached to emails that you send out."
CBS:
"Though it still has some missing features and rough edges, it is clearly the best web-based email system I've used and - at least for some users - it's arguably better than computer-based email. ... The big differences between this service and other web-based mail programs is the amount of messages you can store and the ability to search for your messages using the search engine that made Google famous."
Independent Review: A. Anvari:
- Address completion.
- Javascript hacks makes it very fast and easy to use.
- Trying to navigate out of an unsent message triggers an 'Are you sure you want to discard the message?' alert.
- E-mail snippet makes it very easy to browse through messages.
- Keyboard shortcuts are absolutely the best thing Gmail has offered. They ROCK if you are a hardcore unix user.
- Personal level indicators' feature is a great one, indicating if a message is sent only to you or to a bunch of people.
- Starring (tagging) messages is fast. Something like what Orkut uses to rank your friends.
- Wow! The fastest and the most sophisticated email spell checker in the world. It's like running your spell checking application on your machine!"
My thoughts:
Google GMAIL could be in a advantagous position to change the Internet landscape once again. With it's world-leading search capabilities and the other search and advertising services Google is now offering, why go anywhere else? You can get your news, your searching, your email, the leading advertising agency online and several other tools.
It's nice to see another corporation offering email service. GMail plans to offer a lot more space that hotmail, but we'll see what the future holds. If it's too good to be true, google will flop. If it's worth it, expect a mass moving from hotmail and yahoo mail.
