Thursday, June 17, 2004

Gmail

I’ve been playing with Gmail for a while now, and I am impressed. It’s the first time I’ve seen a web app really seem more like an app and less like a website. That’s a good thing, in my book.



Interestingly, they’ve pretty radically changed the typical e-mail interface. What makes it particularly remarkable is that even though they’ve radically changed the typical UI, I don’t think it’ll take any real learning curve to make it useful. And that’s impressive.



Speaking of Gmail, I’ve got a few extra invites. If you want one, let me know. I liked Jonas’s idea of giving them away to people who do worthy charitable work; but given that Gmail invites are being devalued due to Google flooding the market, I figure I can get away with just asking that you say nice things about me.

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10 comments:

  1. stevenJune 17, 2004 at 7:00 AM

    Can you perhaps post some screenshots, to show the UI? I'm surprised that their site doesn't.

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  2. Rodent RegattaJune 17, 2004 at 12:34 PM

    Ask, and Ye Shall...

    No sooner had I made the request than a loyal reader and helper came through with a GMAIL invitation. In...

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  3. Dave RakowskiJune 17, 2004 at 1:59 PM

    A Gmail invite?!?

    Oh! Oh! Pick me! Pick me! Over here Mr. Kotter! ;)

    But seriously folks.......to the man who first introduced me (and many others I'm sure) to the name Barack Obama, many thanks.

    Dave

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  4. Rick KlauJune 17, 2004 at 2:20 PM

    OK, between comments and e-mails, I've given out all of the invites I had for the time being. But will post again when I get more (probably in a week or so)...

    Enjoy!

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  5. JonathanJune 17, 2004 at 9:27 PM

    steven: there are several forums about Gmail that have screencaps of the UI, if only I had the bandwidth to plunk a url for you.

    darn, I really wanted another invite. Not for me- thankfully my hardcore blogger status gave me one- I wanted to get one for my mom, since shes sorta crazy and tends to overflow her inbox, but alas, c'est la vie

    -oh, and I loveee your site, its so great, I like your posts that are tech or legal related.

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  6. jktJune 20, 2004 at 2:59 PM

    Me? Me?
    -Jonathan K-T

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  7. Matt D.June 23, 2004 at 8:58 AM

    Interesting counter-arguments.
    http://gmail-is-too-creepy.com/

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  8. weikiatJune 24, 2004 at 1:27 AM

    Can you please invite me to gmail?
    I'm a great fan of IT, uses email regularly and had enough of hotmail.
    Please please please! Thank you so much.

    My email is: tayweikiat@hotmail.com

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  9. CorvidaJune 24, 2004 at 7:49 PM

    Wells to keep everything on topic then, if you have anymore Gmail codes to spare please consider sending me one.

    Thank you.

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  10. RoyJuly 27, 2004 at 3:40 AM

    Hi there.

    If you've got any extra invite lying around I would appreciate it if you could invite me: roylazarovich@yahoo.com

    Thank you very much.

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