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| d!abolic |
| quote: | Originally posted by Durafei
As far as I know every registered gmail user can send 3 invites to other people.
Google employees can set invites to unlimited number of people.
If you really want gmail account now, invitations are currently sold on ebay for about $10 USD (they are sold by people who have available invites, and not by Google). Surprisingly enough, many people buy invitations instead of waiting for a few months. I read a news story about some 20 year old dude who bought a bulk of invites for $300, and then resold those invites individually making more than $1000. |
Kickass, sounds like something i woulda done 5 years ago :haha: |
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| AmbiguousBliss |
Ilyia - Apparently the distribution of invitations to give out has become randomized. I know some people who've gotten a bunch and others who didn't receive any at all.
Gmail's fun and all, but Micro$oft has had me hooked on Hotmail for ages now, making me rather reluctant to switch over altogether. (Add to that the MSN Messenger factor. :p)
For now, though, my Gmail account just sits there to look pretty. |
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| Durafei |
| quote: | Originally posted by 404 Science
there is no such thing as a free lunch
google offers 1gb but it always reserves the right to scan your emails for keywords which it can sell to other companies... |
Please don't post misinformed statements such as this.
Google's software does scan e-mails, but it never sells anything to other companies. What they do is is display ads that are relevant to the content of the message. Your e-mail remains private and nobody else sees it except you.
What most people don't understand is that ALL e-mails are scanned by some kind of software - be it mail server, SPAM control software etc.
So if you are really concerned about privacy you shouldn't really be using e-mail at all, or you must encrypt all your messages. |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Durafei
Please don't post misinformed statements such as this. |
Sorta like the good old Soviet days, no?... :haha: :crazy: :tongue2 j/k |
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| kwongandy |
| so far, i've been allowed 9 invites. |
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| malek |
| quote: | Originally posted by Durafei
What most people don't understand is that ALL e-mails are scanned by some kind of software - be it mail server, SPAM control software etc.
So if you are really concerned about privacy you shouldn't really be using e-mail at all, or you must encrypt all your messages. |
...encrypt all your messages. |
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| StereoPrincess |
there is so much hype about this.
i want one now. |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
i want one now. |
As soon as one of my 3 gmail accounts gives me the opportunity for more invites I'll send you one. Let me know if you get one earlier though so I don't waste it. |
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| 404 Science |
| quote: | Originally posted by Durafei
Please don't post misinformed statements such as this.
Google's software does scan e-mails, but it never sells anything to other companies. What they do is is display ads that are relevant to the content of the message. Your e-mail remains private and nobody else sees it except you.
What most people don't understand is that ALL e-mails are scanned by some kind of software - be it mail server, SPAM control software etc.
So if you are really concerned about privacy you shouldn't really be using e-mail at all, or you must encrypt all your messages. |
sorry, but still no free lunch... |
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| TECHno addict |
| I would like one too......PLEASE :) |
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| Durafei |
| quote: | Originally posted by 404 Science
sorry, but still no free lunch... |
Actually, at Google there is free breakfast/lunch for all employees - prepared by a professional celebrity cook :D
Source:
Free Lunch at Google |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Durafei
Actually, at Google there is free breakfast/lunch for all employees - prepared by a professional celebrity cook :D
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Yep.. And there is also massage rooms (with full time massuses), sleeping rooms, and best of all HOT CHICKS... ;)
Google is a friggin' amazing place to work. Kudos! |
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