Tip #3462 - Gmail for Everyone
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Gmail
for Everyone
As Google is saying,
"it's a Gmail party and everyone is invited!" Ever since Google
introduced the Gmail e-mail program to the public back in 2004, it has
been an invitation only service. This meant that you either had to be
invited by someone who was already using it or you could sign up using
your mobile phone. If you wanted an account, you could give them your
phone number and they would text message you a code and "invite"
you to create an account. What a pain!
Well, all of that
is over now. This past Wednesday (February 14, 2007), Google announced
that anybody and everybody can now get a Gmail account, no invitation
required. Signing up for Gmail is now as easy as creating an account with,
say, Hotmail or Yahoo! All you have to do is visit mail.google.com
and create an account. You'll just need to fill in a couple pieces of
information, agree to their terms and click on the "I accept.
Create my account" button. You'll then be all set.
With your Gmail account,
you will have a whole 2 GB of space for your e-mails. You can also use
Gmail to chat with other users, so be sure to tell all of your friends
about this new and exciting discovery. One more thing: if you use Outlook
Express or another desktop e-mail client, you can still get your Gmail
messages through that. Everything's covered here! So, either way you look
at it, this is a great deal and now that everyone can take advantage of
it, maybe you should too. Check it out!
~ Erin
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