gMail - it's different!

I have been waiting desperately to lay my hands on gMail. Thanks to suman who invited me to open a gmail account (the beta version is not open-to-all yet).

Google revolutionized the Search Engine market with great google adwords concept (text ad). And now with email - they are not just another email service provider - they are innovating the way you managed your email.

To learn more about how gmail looks - go here. To read about new features and how it better in terms of usability - go here. I am gonna spend a little time thinking over their business model.

So, what is google upto here?
Free email service is nothing new. There tons of service providers offering this. So why should i use gmail. The answer is: 1000 MB email storage. wow! But what's the catch?

Google's main revenue comes from 'Google Ad Words'. Over the years Google has been trying to increase the reach of ads all over the internet. Starting from the searh engine ads to the ad sense program. Google content ads (ad sense) have penetrated very well. Coming back to the point - how can google now capitalize on their super hit ad words program - how can they get more clicks for their advertisers. So google thought of email.

The two most common things done by an internet user is:

  • Search
  • Check email

    The more email you have the more ads google can show and more money it can mail. While the user would never complain about the ads for the way ads are displayed and content is choosen.

    Let's say we are dicussing over an email about making a decision to distribute the flash file to all users in the company by using screensaver as a medium. Don't be suprised if you see a screenswift text ad appearing on the right-hand side of the window pane. I pity yahoo, while he knows i am an INdia (as i have supplied my address) he is till showing me banner ads which I can't click even if I like it - I often see real estate ads, car loan ads which are primarily for americans/canadians.

    MSN and Yahoo have already lost great share in the search business, if not for the IMs MSN and Yahoo! would have suffered even higher loss in their user base.

    By the way, google signing up takes less than 10 seconds. Email is super fast and interface is - well - KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) again! So, gmail me at shalinjain [@] gmail [dot] com.

    Posted by shalin at April 30, 2004 01:46 AM | Permanent Link

    • Comments

    hey shalu, i saw through the features
    but doesn't microsoft outlook provide
    me with all these features and more...

    Posted by: ashish at May 1, 2004 01:40 AM

    gMail is a web-based email service like hotmail and yahoo while Outlook is a client based tool.

    Posted by: Shalin Jain at May 1, 2004 03:51 PM

    and gmail offers 1000 megs of space. It offers a nifty interface and a feature-ricj e-mail service that is unparallelled. You have to see it to believe it.

    Posted by: suman at May 3, 2004 11:41 PM

    hey i found out something.... friend told me bout another web based email service which has 1000mb inbox space along with 100mb webspace and a 250mb photogallery all for free and in one conveniet package.... wanna know where it is? :)

    Posted by: Abbas at July 7, 2004 05:08 PM

    Please help me for gmail account, I would highly appreciate for this

    Posted by: Kauser at September 20, 2004 02:09 PM

    hi shalin..
    u know what, am working in mobile media, RTOS(ur multitasking fundas come here ...not on gods ;-) ), Vxworks, video field, in latest TECHNOLOGICAL field since past two years (almost)...
    i never knew "people" consider gmail as technology and ur that multitasking (oh boy! cannt beleive i was in that for past 2 years)..

    Posted by: pillager at January 4, 2005 02:11 PM

    hi shalin..
    u know what, am working in mobile media, RTOS(ur multitasking fundas come here ...not on gods ;-) ), Vxworks, video field, in latest TECHNOLOGICAL field since past two years (almost)...
    i never knew "people" consider gmail as technology and ur that multitasking (oh boy! cannt beleive i was in that for past 2 years)..

    Posted by: pillager at January 4, 2005 02:12 PM

    hi shalin,
    nice to hear from u'r site reg the gmail service.
    could u send me an invitation so as to facilitate me to create a gmail id.
    with regards,
    gopal

    Posted by: gk at April 5, 2005 03:35 PM