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Limited Gmail accounts spur frenzy
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 9:28 pm
by Apoptosis
In a frenzy reminiscent of the dot.com mania of the late 1990s, Web users are bidding for invitations to join Google's test e-mail service before the company begins giving them away en masse.
Google's Gmail service will be supported by advertising and will be free for users when it launches for the public.
But those testing the service in its beta version are able to invite a small number friends to join, a loophole that has created a kind of an underground market on the Internet as people from around the world angle to secure the most desirable e-mail addresses.
So if you really want the name bob+gmail.com you are prolly
already out of luck. The day the flood gates open I'm sure it will be insane. I bet everyone is going to try to register every name they can think
so they can sell it like theseon ebay.
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 11:41 pm
by infinitevalence
That is just lame. I hope that Google finds away to keep people from registring more than 2 or 3 email accts
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:01 am
by Yair
actually you can't register bob@ because there is a 6 letters limit
i was in a hurry to register my internet nickname, other than that i have no use for more accounts
this great website
http://gprime.net/gmail.php
allows you to check the availability of names
EDIT
darn, google blocked that site
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:50 am
by mrplow
Who cares? Why does anyone want an account anyway.. for the price those ebay auctions are you could buy a domain and have a decent email address instead of some free crap that everyone else has.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:57 am
by Yair
buying something free is really stupid, but i don't see a point for buying a domain just for email purposes either
Gmail is the best free webmail you can get right now
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 7:56 am
by Immortal
gmail should be good, i just cant wait for its public release....
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:44 am
by Immortal
well i got a gmail account, my cousin has hooked me up with one... seems like a good service...
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:00 am
by mrplow
But now a massive corporation archives and scans all of your email. I really can't believe anyone has leapt onto g-mail like this.
Getting a domain costs so little and is clearly a far better thing to do imo.