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Gmail - 60 invites???

#1 Post by pphilipko » Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:51 pm

Has anyone got 60 invites????? as google suddenly said I had 60!?!?! Could it be an error? Or is google going crazy? :shock:
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#2 Post by gazingwa » Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:59 pm

I'll take one, dcadams@neo.rr.com
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#3 Post by pat » Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:11 pm

Mine shot up to 50. Had 6 last night.
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#4 Post by greg025 » Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:43 pm

Yes, same here. I went from 10 to 50 overnight.

Maybe they just upgraded there hardware...
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#5 Post by benz » Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:58 am

I have 50 left as well....
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#6 Post by MadeInJapan » Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:12 pm

What the heck is a Google Invite?
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#7 Post by K. Eng » Fri Feb 04, 2005 10:16 pm

gmail.google.com

It's google's free email service (currently in beta testing). Google computers scan through emails and create some unobtrusive targeted advertising based on keywords in the emails. That's how Google makes $ from the free email service.

Gmail has a host of excellent features, including easy searching, labels, and conversation threading.
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#8 Post by MadeInJapan » Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:39 am

Getting spammed with emails is the reason I quit my last ISP. I couldn't stand that. I was having to use Spam filtering as well as special software, but still got an overwhelming number of unwanted emails. If I took the filters off and uninstalled the Anti-Spam software, the number of emails I got easily approached 1000 a day. Now, with FireFox and a new email address I get only a handful of emails a day. For me, I'd avoid Google's email altogether, if they create unwanted email adverts.
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#9 Post by benz » Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:47 am

Actually, I don't think Google has been giving out emails to advertising companies...I have not gotten more than about 5 spam emails over the past 6 months I've had the account...and I've signed up for a lot of stuff with it so it could be anything.
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