Happy fifth birthday, Gmail!  That's right, it was five years ago that Google's email service was born and changed the way email was done.  It was only a Beta at the time, and you needed to be "invited" by an existing Gmail user.  I didn't join up until late 2004/early 2005 when a friend sent me the invite.  It's still in Beta, believe it or not.

Originally, I used Gmail for business, but I quickly learned that Gmail's free service was better than .Mac/MobileMe, so I went full-time with Gmail.  It's easy to use, easy to search for emails, you don't delete anything (well, except for Spam and maybe trash), you can chat with other Gmail users, and so much more.  Plus, tons of storage!  I love it!!

So, happy birthday Gmail!

Posted at 06:47AM Apr 03, 2009 by Heath McKnight in Prestige  |  Comments[0]