Google mail released to the public!

Posted February 19, 2005

I signed up, by invitation only, for Gmail late last fall. With great space, 1 GB, and a super fast interface, I thought that this was a cool product. But for the longest time it was in beta only, because Google wants to test before they actually release. Well, it is finally public. Here is the actual email I got regarding their release.

Thanks for signing up to be updated on the latest Gmail happenings. We hope it’s been worth the wait, because we’re excited to finally offer you an invitation to open a free Gmail account!

Since last April, we’ve been working hard to create the best email service possible. It already comes with 1,000 megabytes of free storage, powerful Google search technology to find any message you want instantly, and a new way of organizing email that saves you time and helps you make sense of all the information in your inbox. And here are just some of the things that we’ve added in the last few months: - Free POP access: Take your messages with you. Download them, read them offline, access them using Outlook, your Blackberry or a ny other device that supports POP - Gmail Notifier: Get new mail notifications and see the messages and their senders without having to open a browser - Better contacts management: Import your contacts from Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, Outlook, and others to Gmail in just a few clicks.

Add phone numbers, notes and more. Even use search to keep better track of it all. We also wanted to thank you. For showing us your support and for being so patient. And to those who have already signed up for Gmail, thank you for giving it a try and for helping us make it better. Our users are what have made this product great. So whether you’re just signing up for your account or you’ve been with us since the beginning, keep letting us know how we can build you the best email service around. That’s it for now. We hope you like Gmail and will share it with your friends. We’ve got lots of cool new stuff planned and we can’t wait for you to see our work in your Gmail accounts! Stay tuned… Thanks, The Gmail Team

So, there is no excuse to switch. Except that it could be a little work to update everyone that you know that you have changed your email. But that happens fairly frequently, right? The space and speed is more than worth it.

Plus, read on and you will see why Google is on a roll!

Free Google notifier for Gmail!

Notifier is kind of like having MSN, or AOL messenger on your desktop, but not annoying. This is little program that stores in your system tray that lets you know when you have new email on Gmail.com. Simple and easy to install, and like most of their programs, highly unobtrusive.

Here is an image of it, a tiny little envelope icon that signals that you are connected to your gmail.

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