A Google approach to email.
Gmail is an experiment in a new kind of webmail, built on the idea that you should never have to delete mail and you should always be able to find the message you want.
If you would like an invitation to Gmail, my Gmail address is below.
The key features are:
· Search, don't sort.
Use Google search to find the exact message you want, no matter when it was sent or received.
· Don't throw anything away.
1000 megabytes of free storage so you'll never need to delete another message.
· Keep it all in context.
Each message is grouped with all its replies and displayed as a conversation.
· No pop-up ads. No untargeted banners.
You see only relevant text ads and links to related web pages of interest.
I have 4 invitations to the Gmail Beta. (That's a large-scale user testing phase, for you non-geeks). Right now the only way to get a Gmail account from Google is to be invited. You can buy invites on Ebay if you want to - but the 4 I have are free. And if you want one, just let me know. alandix - at - gmail.com, you would have to replace the - at - with the & symbol. I am trying to not let this address get harvested by too many spammers, even though it has a pretty awesome built in spam filter. I really like the conversation labeling. So far that is the best feature - no more trying to remember the folder you stuck something in - I really like it.
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