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Gmail Invites Flood The Market, Prices Crash
from the how-do-you-feel-now dept
When we first heard that people were actually paying good money to get themselves a soon-to-be-free Gmail account, we couldn't believe it. Who would pay for a free email account? Apparently, the answer is a lot of people. Either way, this week Gmail started giving out plenty of new invites, which has flooded the market and devalued the price. Still, it makes you wonder how those who spent hundreds of dollars on a simple email account feel now. Either way, it appears that Google is now a big fan of the "velvet rope" method of building buzz. Having set up both Orkut and Gmail with the "invite only" method of getting in, they've made them seem even more appealing. It won't be long before every other company tries the same sort of thing - though, it probably won't work nearly as well.
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Think I can get this business plan funded?
1. Get Gmail Account
2. ???????
3. Profit!
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Reason to Pay
I think that most people who paid money for a gmail account realize that accounts will soon be free, but they wanted to get in early to get their preferred email address.
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Just imagine what I could do with 1Gb of spam!
Or if I'm luckiy enough to get myself added to someone's Outlook addressbook (by simply Emailing them!) then I can get blamed for the spam sent out by the trojan on THEIR computer!
I'm getting excited at the very thought, so much capacity, so much USELESS capacity.
How long before someone writes a way to use this 1Gb of free Email storage to host pr0n sites?
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Re: Just imagine what I could do with 1Gb of spam!
I'm working on that now.
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still none....
The market is "flooded", and yet no love for me... I'm in blogger, so I've got that route covered, but no offer for an invite. Don't suppose anyone out there in techdirt land has an invite they want to share?
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Re: still none....
Hmm...not sure why it didn't include my email...but yeah, if anyone wants to be a good samaritan and share an invite, please drop me a line at di_other@graffiti.net...
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This is southpark...
Cartman-land (i think) ... when he bought an amusement park and didn't let anyone in, and made it profitable because everyone wanted to get in. He was hailed (within the show) as a business mastermind...
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GMAIL GIVEAWAY
I am having a GMAIL GIVEAWAY. Go here for it: http://theplaceforitall.com/gmail.htm
I will be posting invites ALL WEEK
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Gmail
I have 12 invites. Participate in my forum and earn yourself an invite. http://www.virtualmadden.com/phpBB2/index.php. PM me your name and email addy in my forum.
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Re: Gmail
I've got a few invites left. If you can fufill one of these you may be able to snag one:
#1 - Sign up my conga lines on my forum (Fresh, only 2 posts so far)
#2 - Provide me with a non-registered, steam ready Counter Strike: Condition Zero cd-key (must test before deal)
#3 - Register and make 5, quality, posts in my forum
After you finish one of these PM me in my forum. My forum: http://www.virtualmadden.com/phpBB2/index.php
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Re: Gmail
could i have a g-mail invite
thank
joker_vasi@hotmail.com
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GMAIL HYPE
I happen to agree on what has been said. Anyways the hype seems to be dying a slow but sure death. I have 3 invites to be given out. If somebody is interested do send me an email.
Adios
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