Comments on: Google’s Gmail passes AOL to capture third-place in Web mail http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/08/16/googles-gmail-passes-aol-to-capture-third-place-in-web-mail/ Making Sense of Technology Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:18:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/08/16/googles-gmail-passes-aol-to-capture-third-place-in-web-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1862 Jim Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:13:04 +0000 http://www.loopinsight.com/?p=1192#comment-1862 Love Flickr! Don't care who owns it. As for the Web mail. I actually prefer the features and look of Yahoo's Web mail, but Gmail is just more convenient - especially since I use MailPlane to manage multiple accounts. Love Flickr! Don’t care who owns it. As for the Web mail. I actually prefer the features and look of Yahoo’s Web mail, but Gmail is just more convenient – especially since I use MailPlane to manage multiple accounts.

]]> By: Adam http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/08/16/googles-gmail-passes-aol-to-capture-third-place-in-web-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1831 Adam Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:48:35 +0000 http://www.loopinsight.com/?p=1192#comment-1831 MacJim - for what reason? There have been plenty of examples of user data being handed over to authorities by the ISP, showing that your data security risks transcend any individual websites. Avoiding best-in-class services because of ownership/investor stake seems like cutting off the nose to spite the face. I suspect 90% of webmail users (and users of other hosted services such as Flickr) use it because of the quality of the service, rather than the background detail. MacJim – for what reason? There have been plenty of examples of user data being handed over to authorities by the ISP, showing that your data security risks transcend any individual websites.

Avoiding best-in-class services because of ownership/investor stake seems like cutting off the nose to spite the face.

I suspect 90% of webmail users (and users of other hosted services such as Flickr) use it because of the quality of the service, rather than the background detail.

]]> By: Marc Farnum Rendino http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/08/16/googles-gmail-passes-aol-to-capture-third-place-in-web-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1764 Marc Farnum Rendino Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:04:34 +0000 http://www.loopinsight.com/?p=1192#comment-1764 Thoughts: How many of those unique users are spammers using an account for just long enough to spew out a zillion spams, and then sign up for another account, generating yet another "unique user"? And are Hotmail and Yahoo home to more such accounts? Thoughts:

How many of those unique users are spammers using an account for just long enough to spew out a zillion spams, and then sign up for another account, generating yet another “unique user”?

And are Hotmail and Yahoo home to more such accounts?

]]> By: Jim Dalrymple http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/08/16/googles-gmail-passes-aol-to-capture-third-place-in-web-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1763 Jim Dalrymple Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:34:13 +0000 http://www.loopinsight.com/?p=1192#comment-1763 LOL you think I would have caught that :) LOL you think I would have caught that :)

]]> By: Macjim http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/08/16/googles-gmail-passes-aol-to-capture-third-place-in-web-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1761 Macjim Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:39:09 +0000 http://www.loopinsight.com/?p=1192#comment-1761 When Microsoft bought into Yahoo, I closed down my flickr and ymail accounts! When Microsoft bought into Yahoo, I closed down my flickr and ymail accounts!

]]> By: rand http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/08/16/googles-gmail-passes-aol-to-capture-third-place-in-web-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1760 rand Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:31:28 +0000 http://www.loopinsight.com/?p=1192#comment-1760 Both of you need to read the article ;) Unique visitors per month is what they are counting, not accounts, unused or not. Both of you need to read the article ;)

Unique visitors per month is what they are counting, not accounts, unused or not.

]]> By: Adam http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/08/16/googles-gmail-passes-aol-to-capture-third-place-in-web-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1753 Adam Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:05:07 +0000 http://www.loopinsight.com/?p=1192#comment-1753 As the measurement is of unique visitors I don't think it matters how many accounts are active. As the measurement is of unique visitors I don’t think it matters how many accounts are active.

]]> By: Dave http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/08/16/googles-gmail-passes-aol-to-capture-third-place-in-web-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 Dave Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:55:18 +0000 http://www.loopinsight.com/?p=1192#comment-1743 It's unique visitors guys. Unless you checked your yahoo account, I'm pretty sure you're not in that number. It’s unique visitors guys. Unless you checked your yahoo account, I’m pretty sure you’re not in that number.

]]> By: Jim Dalrymple http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/08/16/googles-gmail-passes-aol-to-capture-third-place-in-web-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1737 Jim Dalrymple Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:31:37 +0000 http://www.loopinsight.com/?p=1192#comment-1737 That is a damn good point Jesse. I would be one of those people. I have a Yahoo account that I haven't used in years because I'm on Gmail :) That is a damn good point Jesse. I would be one of those people. I have a Yahoo account that I haven’t used in years because I’m on Gmail :)

]]> By: Jesse http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/08/16/googles-gmail-passes-aol-to-capture-third-place-in-web-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1735 Jesse Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:25:46 +0000 http://www.loopinsight.com/?p=1192#comment-1735 I am sure this doesn't take into account people that have an unused yahoo/hotmail AND an active gmail account. -Jesse I am sure this doesn’t take into account people that have an unused yahoo/hotmail AND an active gmail account.

-Jesse

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