Is G-mail and all those other ones with massive storage really just a huge advertising database?

[Accipiter22]

I was thinking about that the other day, what is there to gain for google, yahoo or anyone else to offer 2.5 gigs of free storage to each person who uses it? They do read your email if I'm correct...could they just be studying customer's habits and selling the results to interested advertisers? just a thought

 

[shuan24]

yes its a huge conspiracy.

 

[SVT Cobra]

they are in ca h00ts with the little green aliens that peek into your window at night

😉 lol jk








its really the keebler elfs

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b
they are in ca h00ts with the little green aliens that peek into your window at night

😉 lol jk








its really the keebler elfs

"Those freakin' elves, man. They just came out of the trees! ... *Sniffle* Here's to Snap.

 

[shuan24]

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b
they are in ca h00ts with the little green aliens that peek into your window at night

😉 lol jk








its really the keebler elfs

"Those freakin' elves, man. They just came out of the trees! ... *Sniffle* Here's to Snap.

lol good one!

 

[George P Burdell]

/wears tin-foil hat and sits down

 

[mindmaniac]

If it is it probably isn't serving its purpose to the fullest. I can't think of one ad I've clicked on using gmail.

 

[Koenigsegg]

No they're only doing it out of the goodness of their hearts. No way would they do it for profit.

 

[Xyclone]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
/wears tin-foil hat and sits down

:laugh:

 

[thomsbrain]

haha. well they offer the storage so that you'll use their service over others (knowing most people will never even use that space), and they want you to use their service so they can show ads to you.

 

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
I was thinking about that the other day, what is there to gain for google, yahoo or anyone else to offer 2.5 gigs of free storage to each person who uses it? They do read your email if I'm correct...could they just be studying customer's habits and selling the results to interested advertisers? just a thought

Wow!

 

[jadinolf]

I never look at the ads so they don't benefit from me.