Google Gmail

Google Gmail (work-in-progress review)
Itz a What? :Free Email service with 1Gb of webmail storage and a 10Mb attachment limit
Wow? : Single-handedly kicked off the free email service revolution to up storage beyond the measly 2-10Mb that existed since you had a Hotmail account.
Get it Now : Yes, invitations are free and everyone and the local Taco Bell has one.

User Interface
First off, the email interface isn’t revolutionary, it’s an evolution of old school design (Hotmail, Rocketmail). Users, who used sort mail in their inbox and skim through long lists to look for a date or a certain individual’s email, can thank Google for bringing Labels into the picture. It’s basically a throwback to how we do things in real-life, we label things, tasks and even people.

One point I would like to bring up is that they have NOT extended the Labels system to the contact list. Prior to this, others and I sent in feedback to have Email groups in one smtp application form or another. It is now so clear that they will do it but in some later date to further jack up their share prices. Sick bxxtards.
Imagine labeling stupid colleagues as Stupid Colleagues, you’d be free to send work-related memos to Colleagues and in addition spam freebie mails to the Stupid ones. Excellent.

Atom FeedsI haven’t had first contact with this but it’d be infinitely useful nonetheless.

Gmail Invites
6 invites are given to any new account within a day or two of perceived usage (eg. Adding contacts, emailing and even creating labels in some cases)

Wrap Up
What more can they do? Plenty more I can’t think of now, but this . VisualID has gone onto the next step in search as well as interface and foresee Google buying them or have their crack research teams crank out something like it.

Purchases of Picasa and Flickr by Google could point to a pixel-based Adsense search as well as a platform to develop extensions like VisualID or their GBrowser, further cementing their holistic approach to having everything entirely residing on the web.

PS: I’m glad they are still on the PC-bandwagon, it’ll be great if a Mac-equivalent of Google emerges!