Computer World Network News is like recalling the madness of the dotcom bubble of the late the 1990s, web users are preparing to get an invitation to the Google service before Google officially launches an e-mail service.
Google's Electronics When Gmail is officially launched, the Mail service will be free to users, and the service will be sponsored by advertising.
But the beta test of the service only invites a handful of people to attend. When people around the world want this popular email address, there is a corresponding underground market on the Internet.
By the afternoon of Monday, a total of nearly 300 Gmail listings were listed on ebay, the online auction site, to sell Gmail invitations and registered username. Some of the invitations were fired to nearly 100 dollars, and one of Quebec City's sellers offered a "f.smith@gmail.com" address to date with only a bidder offering a 1.29 dollar offer.
A post on the Gmail Exchange site (http://gmailswap.rehost.net/, which has nothing to do with Google) said he was willing to exchange an invitation for Gmail with a certificate that he was riding a donkey down to the bottom of the canyon (worth 200 of dollars).
Another man used the costume of Troy as a lure. He said the props were from the Hollywood epic "Troy" starring Brad Pitt.
A French resident appealed to an online community graigslist user to give him an account, saying he was willing to trade "the most beautiful postcard in Paris" and could "send to you the person you like or love according to your wishes." ”
Another post vowed to pray for those who are generous enough to be willing to transfer invitations-except for one exception: "Prayer has no effect on male baldness." ”
Google has been beta tested for Gmail since April. Gmail will offer significantly greater storage capacity than its rivals Yahoo and Microsoft's Hotmail. But the idea that Google plans to use advertising to support the service has angered some privacy activists.
Early adopters of e-mail services usually have initial accounts. However, since Gmail is still being tested, it can require users to re-register when Google launches a formal version. The company currently refuses to comment on this possibility.
This fanatical pursuit of Gmail accounts has become a thespoof.com theme. Thespoof.com an article titled "Women are willing to use their first child in exchange for a Gmail account."
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