Oscar Trelles

Gmail Fever (Want an Invite?)

At this point, I assume everybody knows what is Gmail, and probably have an account of their own. I got my Gmail account a couple of weeks ago, thanks to an invitation sent by Jonas Galvez, but haven’t been able to give it a real try. However, I logged in a few minutes ago and found out that I have 6 invitations available. If you want one of them, leave your info in the comments.

Is there anybody using his or her Gmail account formally? I mean, as a primary email account. If you have your own server and/or your own domain, you probably don’t need a Gmail account, although it is kinda cool, as everything that becomes fashionable because seems restricted. It is in human nature to desire what we can’t have

Clearly, this viral marketing technique of giving away invitations through already established users is getting these guys lots of demographic info, and capitalizing on their existing advertising systems. But, it’s that all?

I’ve lost a link to a desktop tool that allowed access to your Gmail account via POP, or at least that’s what I understood it did. I’ll post the link if I can find it later.