what does google get out of gmail?

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So I love my gmail accounts and have completely swithced over. But what exactly does google get out of providing such a kick ass service for free?

[IndieMatty]

the joy of serving mankind.

come on.

[2+2 wannabe]

this post is brought to you by the letter G

[ceyoung]

money from the ads in the sidebar.

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money from the ads in the sidebar.

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I don't have any ads in my mailbox.

[ceyoung]

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money from the ads in the sidebar.

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I don't have any ads in my mailbox.

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look a little harder.

[fluxrad]

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money from the ads in the sidebar.

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I don't have any ads in my mailbox.

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Look harder.

[fluxrad]

jinx.

[wacki]

I don't see any.... other than:

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/help/images/logo.gif

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money from the ads in the sidebar.

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I don't have any ads in my mailbox.

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look a little harder.

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Do you see any ads mother fucker!

http://img99.echo.cx/img99/1861/noads7ch.jpg

[PoBoy321]

I've got you now, Jerry Hansen.

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I've got you now, Jerry Hansen.

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wrong!

[wacki]

Man you are pissed.

Just read my post.

[ceyoung]

try opening one of your emails.

[wacki]

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try opening one of your emails.

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there is only one ad on any gmail page.

[fluxrad]

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I've got you now, Jerry Hansen.

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wrong!

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Jergen, you just need to chill man.

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I've got you now, Jerry Hansen.

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wrong!

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Jergen, you just need to chill man.

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colder

[PoBoy321]

Jerhan Sen?

[OtisTheMarsupial]

I heard what they do is scan your mail and put little ads that relate to your mail. It gets "smarter" over time so you'll get ads that are really targeting you.

But let's deal with your real issue, why are you so mad?

[partygirluk]

Jer...... and you go for Jergen? It is clearly Jeremy /images/graemlins/cool.gif

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But let's deal with your real issue, why are you so mad?

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I get that [censored] all the time. I like gmail and I am not mad! /images/graemlins/mad.gif

[wacki]

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When you are logged into your Gmail account, Google will display targeted ads and other relevant information

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http://gmail.google.com/gmail/help/privacy.html

I just logged out and logged back in. I didn't see any ads though.

[fluxrad]

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When you are logged into your Gmail account, Google will display targeted ads and other relevant information

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http://gmail.google.com/gmail/help/privacy.html

I just logged out and logged back in. I didn't see any ads though.

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1. log in.
2. click on an email.
3. look to the far right of the browser window.
4. read the text.
5. repeat as necessary.

[ceyoung]

you have to open an email to see the ads. they show up on the right side of the email and are relevant to the text in the email.

you guys suck at the internet.

[CallMeIshmael]

Im not you're lover.

[Nepa]

your a micheal jackson fan?

[ceyoung]

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When you are logged into your Gmail account, Google will display targeted ads and other relevant information

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http://gmail.google.com/gmail/help/privacy.html

I just logged out and logged back in. I didn't see any ads though.

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1. log in.
2. click on an email.
3. look to the far right of the browser window.
4. read the text.
5. repeat as necessary.

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damn, you beat me to it. 1-1

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When you are logged into your Gmail account, Google will display targeted ads and other relevant information

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http://gmail.google.com/gmail/help/privacy.html

I just logged out and logged back in. I didn't see any ads though.

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Read some mail.

http://www.contentless.net/Public/gmailads.jpg

[tbach24]

Where do I host an image? I don't have any ad's on mine and I'd like to show.

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you guys suck at the internet.

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Yeah well you suck period!

[wacki]

man I'm blind.

[iMsoLucky0]

So I'm a noob.... How do I sign up for gmail?

[tbach24]

Gimme your e-mail and I'll invtie you

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So I'm a noob.... How do I sign up for gmail?

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It's by invite only, gmail found all the cool people on the internet and gave them an account

[fluxrad]

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So I'm a noob.... How do I sign up for gmail?

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Gmail is technically still in beta and is invite only, so it's one of the hardest types of email accounts to get since you have to know someone.

And by "hardest" I mean "easiest."

FYI - I've got 50 gmail invites if anyone needs'un.

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Gmail is technically still in beta

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FWIW, I think Google said somewhere that all their new products would be released as Beta, and kept that way. This was evident in their AF joke:

http://www.google.com/googlegulp/

"11. When will you take Google Gulp out of beta?

Man, if you pressure us, you just drive us away. We'll commit when we're ready, okay? Besides, what's so great about taking things out of beta? It ruins all the romance, the challenge, the possibilities, the right to explore. Carpe diem, ya know? Maybe we're jaded, but we've seen all these other companies leap headlong into 1.0, thinking their product is exactly what they've been dreaming of all their lives, that everything is perfect and hunky-dory – and the next thing you know some vanilla copycat release from Redmond is kicking their butt, the Board is holding emergency meetings and the CEO is on CNBC blathering sweatily about "a new direction" and "getting back to basics." No thanks, man. We like our freedom. "

Furthers their 'fun for geeks' mentality, and doubles as a subtle jab at MS releasing final products that behave like betas.

Bison can probably confirm (or deny and smack me in the face) this.

[gorie]

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I don't have any ad's on mine and I'd like to show.

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me either. but that's because i use outlook to check my gmail accts. oooooh.

[Thythe]

Hate to hijack, but someone please send me an invite? I'm graduating college and need a new address. Much obliged.

[tbach24]

send me your email

[BusterStacks]

from the gmail website:

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5. Are there ads in Gmail?

Yes, but they are small and unobtrusive. They don't fill half your screen and we don't make you read them just to get to your inbox. Ads are never inserted into the body text of either incoming or outgoing Gmail messages and you won't see any pop-ups or untargeted banner ads in Gmail.

Gmail users only see relevant text ads, similar to those on Google search results pages . The matching of ads to content is a completely automated process performed by computers. No humans read your email to target the ads, and no email content or other personally identifiable information is ever provided to advertisers.

Ads are matched using the same technology that powers the Google AdSense program, which already places targeted ads on thousands of sites across the web by quickly analyzing the content of pages and determining which ads are most relevant to them. Here's a sneak peek of how ads look in Gmail.

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[oreogod]

http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~karpone/Usp/running.gif

Studpidity at its finest. Man thats rough.

The guys reaction in the back in the best.