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- Google MAIL Google's free Web-based e-mail service, which is supported by text advertising similar to Google's Web search. Launched in beta in 2004, Gmail offers 2.5GB of mailbox...
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- Live in Germany? You might want to create backups of your Gmail
- It looks like Google is preparing for the worst case scenario -- shutting down Gmail due to German laws standing in the way. Philipp Lenssen has the scoop on a ruling that prevents Google, in an attempt to combat terrorism, from storing user data unless there is sufficient personal...
- Tags: Privacy, Gmail
- Blog posts 2007-06-23
- Google services still have many security holes
- The Register reports that there have been several security vulnerabilities discovered by determined attackers over the past week -- these range from a hole in Google Desktop that lets a malicious attacker execute any file on a users computer to an XSS vulnerability in Gmail letting an attacker access or...
- Tags: Google Webmasters, Gmail
- Blog posts 2007-06-03
- Gmail Paper, and other features, may become reality
- When you have a suggestion for Gmail, you will most likely find yourself on the "Suggest a Feature For Gmail" page. Several of the options on this page in the past have become reality -- now is the time to make bets as to which ones from the new...
- Tags: Gmail
- Blog posts 2007-04-10
- Google hard copy email service: Gmail Paper next year
- “Gmail Paper is not a real product or feature of Gmail. No, we dont plan on sending you boxes and boxes of your email in hard copy form,” so disclaims Google this April Fool’s Day.Really? Last April Fool’s, Google Romance was the supposed Googley hoax. What hoax though?Today, Google Personals...
- Tags: Google, Gmail
- Blog posts 2007-04-01
- Gmail Paper lets you get physical
- Its been in the making for several months, but now after finalizing their output and distribution techniques, they are finally going live with a new service on Gmails birthday. Its called "Gmail Paper". It lets you receive physical copies of important or even spam messages without the need for...
- Tags: Gmail
- Blog posts 2007-03-31
- Gmail storage counter disappearing for some?
- As it gets closer to April 1st, Gmails birthday, its certainly interesting that some people have noticed their Gmail storage counter disappear. Also keep in mind that this counter is actually scheduled to stop counting on April 1st too.I wouldnt be surprised if Gmail finally left beta this year...
- Tags: E-mail providers, Google Gmail, Gmail Storage, storage
- Blog posts 2007-03-12
- Gmail tips to enhance productivity
- Matt Cutts, Googles best spam fighter and all around smart guy, tells us about a few things he does in Gmail to make sure he wastes as little time as possible. Since email is a necessary evil for many people who find themselves drowning in their inbox, these three...
- Tags: Gmail, Google, Productivity
- Blog posts 2007-03-05
- Is Gmail your productivity hub?
- In “Google displaces Microsoft, already” last Friday, I put forth the Gmail centric productivity philosophy behind Google Apps Premier edition:Kevin Gough, product manager, Google Enterprise: Really what we did was pick that the email inbox is the hub of a productivity tool and with Google Apps that’s what we’ve focused...
- Tags: Google Apps, Gmail, Search Advertising, Metrics, ROI, Google Software Applications, Enterprise, Google, Search
- Blog posts 2007-02-27
- Google spreads the love on Valentines Day
- Happy Valentines Day everyone! Google has been celebrating Valentines Day this year by giving a couple of its services Gmail and Webmaster Central a little something extra. As for Gmail, users can now sign up for the service without being invited -- even though this was falsely reported...
- Tags: Gmail, Google, Google Checkout, Google Webmasters
- Blog posts 2007-02-14
- Use HTML signatures in Gmail
- There have almost certainly been times when either you, or someone you know has asked the question: "How do I use my HTML signature in Gmail?". You arent alone -- there are over 2,000 posts asking that same question on Gmails discussion board, with no good answer.So I got...
- Tags: Gmail, Google Gmail, HTML
- Blog posts 2007-02-09
- Gmail preparing to remove the invitation system
- Ionut was so far ahead of this news that it hasnt even happened yet. He tells us that everyone in the world is now available to sign up for Gmail, but thats clearly not the case yet. Even if I use the direct link to the signup page,...
- Tags: Gmail, Google Gmail
- Blog posts 2007-02-07
- Gmail information added to personalization engine?
- David Utter of WebProNews pointed me to a bright yellow box on the Gmail login page. The box reads "New! Google services will now be more personalized with Google Accounts. Learn More" -- naturally leading me to wonder what they are talking about. The information found in the page...
- Tags: Gmail, Google Speculation, Google Inc., Google Gmail
- Blog posts 2007-02-02
- Gmail lets you open Word attachments in Google Docs
- Instead of downloading that attached Word document, especially if its "a keeper", you should try opening it with the brand new Gmail feature available today. It lets you import any attached Microsoft Word document directly into Google Docs with a single click. The "View as HTML" option still...
- Tags: Gmail, Google Speculation, Google Docs, Google Inc., Google Gmail, Microsoft Word
- Blog posts 2007-01-27
- Gmail starts counting again
- Only three days after it stopped counting at 2800MB, Gmail decided to started moving again -- unfortunately it will stop again on April 1st, 2007. April Fools? No, Gmails birthday. There are several possible reasons for this:They are going to take Gmail out of beta for its birthday...
- Tags: Google Gmail, Gmail
- Blog posts 2007-01-03
- Rough times for Gmail in the new year
- It seems the bug I referred to in my last post is only partially fixed -- but I am confident it will be closed up soon. In the mean time, I recommend you log out of Gmail when you are not using it until the problems are solved.Even though...
- Tags: Gmail, Privacy, Google Gmail, new year
- Blog posts 2007-01-01
- Serious Gmail vulnerability fixed
- After posting my last article about the contacts "JSON API", Haochi Chen discovered that by simply appending a "callback" variable in the URL, the creators of a malicious site could gain access to a visitors entire Gmail contact list without warning. function getContactsresponse{ ...
- Tags: Gmail, Privacy, Google, Google security, Google Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-12-31
- Some Gmail accounts were cleaned out
- Several users (around 60 according to Google) experienced something that could damage the trust some users have in Gmail. The affected users report that all email and contacts in their Gmail accounts were permanently deleted by no action of their own. Michael Arrington wrote about the problem earlier...
- Tags: Google Gmail, Gmail
- Blog posts 2006-12-28
- Screenshots of elusive Gmail feature
- A few weeks ago, Google announced a new feature that would start appearing in our Gmail accounts -- but for almost everyone, that feature still hasnt made an appearance. The feature promises to give users the option to check email from other POP accounts through their Gmail interface. Screenshots...
- Tags: Gmail, Google Gmail
- Blog posts 2006-12-28
- Check your other mail accounts with Gmail
- A feature about to be launched soon -- and maybe already has for some of you -- takes care of a highly requested feature and will make it even easier for users to switch to Gmail. Its called Mail Fetcher, and it lets you check up to five different...
- Tags: Google Gmail, Gmail
- Blog posts 2006-12-09
- Gmail finally shows images for Word attachments
- Have you ever received a Microsoft Word attachment in your Gmail with image content? If so, you probably know the "Show as HTML" feature wasnt particularly useful. You might be happy to know that this feature, although still needing a lot of work, finally supports embedded images.The obvious...
- Tags: Gmail, Google Docs, Google Gmail
- Blog posts 2006-12-03
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