Logan
Joined: Aug 14, 2002
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Posted: 03/31/2004 06:24 pm
Some are speculating that it is poor timing and an april fools joke. But every news agency is running with it. Is it real?
Google Press Release
Search Engine Watch: Google Launches Gmail, Free Email Service
1Gig?
Context Ads?
Will It Work? ... most of the public will still need to wait a few weeks to try it.
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Everyman
Joined: Apr 15, 2001
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Posted: 03/31/2004 07:50 pm
Sure, it will work -- because many people are idiots.
1. Can you delete specific email messages from Google's system?
2. Can you trust that it is really deleted if Google says it is deleted?
3. Would all this email be available to the government, or to private parties involved in legal discovery, if they have a subpoena?
4. If for some reason you need to cleanse something, and all you get are a bunch of AdWords ads from Gmail that refer you to criminal defense attorneys, along with a popup message that says, "Sorry, messages cannot be deleted," are you going to feel like an idiot?
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naz
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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Posted: 03/31/2004 07:57 pm
smells like april
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Logan
Joined: Aug 14, 2002
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Posted: 03/31/2004 10:10 pm
GMail FAQ
Privacy Policy
Program Policies
Terms of Use
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naz
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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Posted: 03/31/2004 10:49 pm
can't wait to see this up and running
MSN Hotmail doomed
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AmeriClicks
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Posted: 04/01/2004 01:19 am
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Search engine Google Inc. announced Wednesday it would launch a free, Web-based e-mail service to compete against popular services from rivals Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp.
Full Article including link to Gmail from Google
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/1080782472
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Eirik
Joined: Dec 17, 2003
# Posts: 94
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Posted: 04/01/2004 01:54 am
Do you know what date we have today? 
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Webmaster-Toolkit.com
Joined: Jul 18, 2002
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Posted: 04/01/2004 03:44 am
It does look geniune enough but yeah, I'm sceptical that it's an april fools
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thejenn
Joined: Aug 08, 2001
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Posted: 04/01/2004 05:47 am
Oh come on, it has to be a hoax. No way a real press release has statements like this in it...
"She kvetched about spending all her time filing messages or trying to find them"
"Millions of M&Ms later, Gmail was born."
"That's why Gmail comes with 1,000 megabytes (1 gigabyte) of free storage" - You're telling me that Google is giving out a Gig of storage space to anyone who wants it? Yeah...right... 
I could be wrong, but I really, really have my doubts that this is legit. I signed up for their email updates, just in case they'd send out an immediate mail going "haha, fooled you." Nothing's come through yet.
Just call me a skeptic.
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emi_b
Joined: Nov 21, 2003
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Posted: 04/01/2004 05:49 am
Its on Wired news too, but you alwys have to be warry on April Fools. 1 Gb of storage seems a bit much for a free service.
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rossendryv
Joined: Eons Ago
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Posted: 04/01/2004 06:36 am
http://www.google.com/gmail/help/about.html
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scorp
Joined: Mar 14, 2004
# Posts: 79
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Posted: 04/01/2004 07:03 am
That is really awesome! 1 GB of storage! Don't think it's real though, 1 gig for everyone sounds a bit expensive, don't you think?
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crash
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Joined: Dec 02, 2003
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Posted: 04/01/2004 07:13 am
no way is this real
Email is Number One; "Heck, Yeah," Say Google Founders
more like "Yeah Right"
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emi_b
Joined: Nov 21, 2003
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Posted: 04/01/2004 07:33 am
Well I put my e-mail address in at the bottom, Let's see if at noon I get a gotchya e-mail from them. If not, I would love to have 1 GB e-mail. My ISP doesn't even provide that.
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Logan
Joined: Aug 14, 2002
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Posted: 04/01/2004 10:48 am
no joke.
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crash
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Joined: Dec 02, 2003
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Posted: 04/01/2004 10:58 am
Then it's brilliant marketing. Even if it's just a coincidence, which I doubt, by launching the day before 4/1 it set the community on fire with speculation and discussion - free press!
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emi_b
Joined: Nov 21, 2003
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Posted: 04/01/2004 10:58 am
Very smart of them to release it today. Here we are all speculating if it is true. I betch ya we all read the press release and all of their other notes on it. very effective advertising.
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crash
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Joined: Dec 02, 2003
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Posted: 04/01/2004 10:58 am
LOL tag - your it emi!
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illfingers
Joined: Feb 04, 2004
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Posted: 04/01/2004 11:24 am
If it's a joke why in the world did they need to register the domain name 9 years ago?
Registrant:
Google Inc.
(DOM-425410)
2400 E. Bayshore Pkwy Mountain View
CA
94043 US
Domain Name: gmail.com
Created on..............: 1995-Aug-13.
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Everyman
Joined: Apr 15, 2001
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Posted: 04/01/2004 11:51 am
Google didn't exist nine years ago. They bought the domain from the owner. Whois records do not change the "Created on" date when such transfers take place.
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