Gmail

Analysis: Email And Cellphone Contacts Are The Real Social Graph

Authored by Scott Karp on December 30, 2007 - 7:11pm.

Google has been quietly rolling out social features across all of its services based on Gmail contacts. While Google still has to overcome some of its social tone-deafness (e.g. automatically adding contacts without asking), this move makes perfect sense. For people over 30 (and probably even over 25) email IS the social graph.

Analysis: How Much Does Online Privacy Matter?

Authored by Rohit Bhargava on December 10, 2007 - 9:42am.

This is a post that I am guessing will get some fairly passionate responses on either side of the debate. Here's the question lots of people are asking today: where and how much does privacy really matter to you online? This is a critical question for 3 reasons:

Google Discusses Adding its Apps to Verizon Phones

Authored by Scott Goldberg on October 30, 2007 - 2:03pm.

New York – Google (NSDQ: GOOG), has reportedly entered talks with Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) about adding its applications on phones, sources close to the matter told Reuters today.

Report: Google Phones by Mid-2008

Authored by Scott Goldberg on October 30, 2007 - 4:52am.

New York – Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is expected to announce within the next two weeks software and services that will allow handset makers to bring the search giant’s phones to market by mid-2008, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Buzz Watch: Google and the Power of User Generated Marketing

Authored by Jay Baage on August 30, 2007 - 4:14am.

This is creative viral marketing at its best - Google posted a video to YouTube giving a behind-the-scenes look at how Gmail messages "really" travel around the world. Then they invited the public to submit their own clips to continue the story. The response? Gmail fans from more than 65 countries submitted more than 1,100 videos.

What If Consumers Could Generate Ads They Want To See?

Authored by Rohit Bhargava on August 13, 2007 - 10:43am.

Last week I sent myself an email to generate a Google text ad. As any Gmail user knows, Google serves ads based on the text content of your email. So corresponding back and forth with a good friend of mine whose wedding I will be attending in Peru next month results in several offers for Peru travel advisors. Those ads are relevant, so I am likely to click on them. Of course, the saavier among you is probably reading this thinking it's not so different from text ads on any search engine. After all, if I typed in "lima, peru" into any search engine, I would get lots of ads. The problem is intent. When I am just learning about Lima, all I want is background information. At the point when I am ready to purchase, I want to see offers. Keyword advertisers are getting smarter about targeting intent, but it sometimes seems like banner ads are getting left behind.

Analysis: LinkedIn Traffic Up 323% in Past Year, Users More Likely to be on Gmail

Authored by LeeAnn Prescott on July 16, 2007 - 3:18am.

Have you been getting a flurry in LinkedIn invitations in the past few months? I have been receiving a few requests a week, so I wasn't surprised to find that the market share of US visits to LinkedIn was up 323% in the past year (week ending 7/7/07 vs week ending 7/8/06), and up 17% in the past four weeks alone (week ending 7/7/07 vs week ending 6/8/07). As of last week, LinkedIn ranked at #23 in the Hitwise Employment and Training category.

Analysis: Gmail Traffic Up 17% Since Opening Up, Still Early Adopter Appeal

Authored by LeeAnn Prescott on May 10, 2007 - 3:35pm.

On February 14, 2007 Google's Gmail opened up access to anyone worldwide. Previously Gmail, which is still in beta, was only available by invitation from another Gmail user. The market share of US visits to Gmail increased by 17% from February 2007 to April 2007, and was up 30% year over year, from April 2006 to April 2007.

April Fools - Introducing Gmail Paper

Authored by Jay Baage on April 1, 2007 - 2:29pm.

Yes, in spite of many examples of the contrary, they have a sense of humor at Google. Here is their latest offering - GMail Paper - it's an email killer. Here is how it works: 1. You Click. 2. We Stack. 3. You Get. Read more here. Also, don't miss News.com's 4/1 edition here.

tags: Internet | Tech | Google | Gmail |

Google Launches Mobile Phone Version of Gmail

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2006 - 2:20pm.

Mountain View, Calif. - Google on Thursday launched a version of its Gmail e-mail service for mobile phones. Gmail for Mobile Devices is a free, Java-based mobile e-mail application.

Google to Change "Gmail" to "Google Mail" in U.K.

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2005 - 10:07am.

London - Independent International Investment Research Plc, a U.K.-based company that supplies financial research, announced that it has dropped legal action against Google after the U.S.-based Internet search giant agreed to change the name of its "Gmail" service in the U.K. to "Google Mail". Independent International, which launched its own "G-mail" web-based e-mail service more than two years before Google, has been threatening the search giant with legal action since last April. The decision to drop the name in the U.K., coupled with a recent court defeat in Germany, means that Google will now be supporting a different brand for its email service in two of the largest European economies.

tags: Google | U.K | Gmail | Google Mail |