Gmail Adds Features 613
tommertron writes "Gmail rolled out a host of new features
today. Big improvement in the contacts list, with the ability to search it and
organize messages according to contact. Also, you can now forward all incoming
gmail to any email account, but, according to Google, this feature is only 'free
for now.' Does this mean gmail will start charging for some features? Meanwhile, Internet News is reporting
that on Monday, some gmail accounts contained an Atom link for reading your email
summaries in a news reader. Also meanwhile, my decrepit Hotmail account still hasn't given me that promised
250 megabytes ..."
gmail invites (Score:5, Funny)
AND - if gmail use is growing exponentially (I got 6 invites after 2 weeks use, and of 4 invites sent out, there are 2 new users), how long until eveyone on earth is buried in gmail accounts?
Time To Test (Score:5, Funny)
"Send"
Re:Duh! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I will blow you if for gmail invite (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Atom (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Too much fuss over gmail (Score:4, Funny)
I'd like to see you send email WITHOUT A NETWORK CONNECTION! It would be a technical breakthrough, but probably you would be sued out of existance by isps.
Seriously, web-based email is good for this simple reason: if you connect from more than one computer to the internet, is a hassle to go around installing whatever client you have in mind. If your are planning on connecting to a remote server, lets say, via ssh, you still have to download putty, etc (if you are on windows).
Re:Duh! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Free now, pay later? (Score:1, Funny)
sounds like burger king
Re:Still can't open message in a new window (Score:3, Funny)
:spacebar:
Re:The one feature that I would really like... (Score:5, Funny)
Dear Ari,
Once you have a Gmail account, it is valid until we decide to give it to a female requesting the same user ID. As Gmail becomes more widely available, we plan to use this to accomplish several goals.
1. To ensure a balanced user base, consisting mostly of attractive young geek girls who feel empowered because they stole accounts from men
2. To deprive you of your ability to communicate with cute young geek girls, as we will also be blocking incoming mail from outside the Gmail system
In effect, the Gmail staff will be the only men able to communicate with the cute, young geek girls. We wish you luck, and hope that you enjoy using our service for the next several weeks until we can find a suitable female replacement for you.
Sincerely,
The Gmail Team
It's really not fair.
Re:Duh! (Score:2, Funny)
"We have large crowds of people returning their Ferraris today because what they say is "someone posted a comment on slashdot saying that its not just the looks that matters". We already have bought back 50000 cars, and we're looking at many more in the next few days".
Doh. How many of those registrerd gmail-accounts to you really think are being used? And not just hyped? I for one signed up, got a couple of invitations, invited a few friends, never sent or recieved a real email to it. Im sure there are maaaany others with me on that.
Google is good, but they're not that good. Roll up the curtains, take a stroll or something. Open your eyes. Code something better yourself. Google is not the best thing that ever happend to humanity, nor are they gods.
Choice of language? (Score:4, Funny)
Gmail rolled out a host of new features today.
Is anyone else disapointed that the submitter didn't slip a vulgarity or two when describing the new features?
If I had submitted it I would have at least worked in one... like:
Gmail rolled out a fuck-ton of new features today.
Like at work yesterday, this newbie kid was like:
"How come we don't make a linux version of our software?" My reply was something like
"Because that would take a fuck-ton of money. Dumbass."
Anyways... I digress.