Comments on: The End of Google’s Gmail? http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/03/end-of-googles-gmail.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/03/end-of-googles-gmail.html/comment-page-1#comment-257 Andy Beal Sun, 19 Mar 2006 03:07:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wp_import/2006/03/the-end-of-googles-gmail.htm#comment-257 This is about perception. Other search engines handed over search data to the DOJ yet everyone focused on Google. Google is different in that it has multiple services that retain user data. How many other ISPs keep deleted email data? I'd be interested to know. As I said, I know I sound alarmist, but Google is facing ever increasing pressure to share user info. If the public becomes concerned about their Gmail data, it could hurt Google. Regardless of whether other companies have the same policy - they are not as pervasive as Google. This is about perception. Other search engines handed over search data to the DOJ yet everyone focused on Google. Google is different in that it has multiple services that retain user data.

How many other ISPs keep deleted email data? I’d be interested to know.

As I said, I know I sound alarmist, but Google is facing ever increasing pressure to share user info. If the public becomes concerned about their Gmail data, it could hurt Google. Regardless of whether other companies have the same policy – they are not as pervasive as Google.

]]> By: Jill http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/03/end-of-googles-gmail.html/comment-page-1#comment-256 Jill Sun, 19 Mar 2006 02:40:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wp_import/2006/03/the-end-of-googles-gmail.htm#comment-256 This case happens to be about Gmail, but it could happen to anyone's mail through any ISP or email service. Silly to call out gmail on this one. Could just as easily be comcast. This case happens to be about Gmail, but it could happen to anyone’s mail through any ISP or email service. Silly to call out gmail on this one. Could just as easily be comcast.

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/03/end-of-googles-gmail.html/comment-page-1#comment-255 Andy Beal Sat, 18 Mar 2006 17:37:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wp_import/2006/03/the-end-of-googles-gmail.htm#comment-255 I think people will care, once they realize. Consumers have the habit of glossing over things until they become an issue to them. They didn't care about dwindling oil supplies until gas went above $3.50 a gallon. Just look at the issue with the DOJ subpoena for Google search results. 65% of people don't wont their searches monitored and 50% don't won't Google to hand them over. Comments posted above are right, this has been going on before. However, it's appropriate that I have been reading the Tipping Point, because there has been a flurry of developments recently that could cause internet users to think again what they use online. A I think people will care, once they realize. Consumers have the habit of glossing over things until they become an issue to them. They didn’t care about dwindling oil supplies until gas went above $3.50 a gallon.

Just look at the issue with the DOJ subpoena for Google search results. 65% of people don’t wont their searches monitored and 50% don’t won’t Google to hand them over.

Comments posted above are right, this has been going on before. However, it’s appropriate that I have been reading the Tipping Point, because there has been a flurry of developments recently that could cause internet users to think again what they use online. A

]]> By: MikeM http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/03/end-of-googles-gmail.html/comment-page-1#comment-254 MikeM Sat, 18 Mar 2006 08:30:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wp_import/2006/03/the-end-of-googles-gmail.htm#comment-254 People don't care Andy. The average user has nothing to hide and understand their GMail is probably already being disseminated. Just look at the contextual ads on the side of your GMail account page. Yeah we all know it is automated but how often does it get a manual relevancy test? I use Gmail as do a few of my friends but none of us use it for bank or credit card purposes. I use it because I like the conversational feature. People don’t care Andy. The average user has nothing to hide and understand their GMail is probably already being disseminated.
Just look at the contextual ads on the side of your GMail account page.
Yeah we all know it is automated but how often does it get a manual relevancy test?
I use Gmail as do a few of my friends but none of us use it for bank or credit card purposes. I use it because I like the conversational feature.

]]> By: Alan Gutierrez http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/03/end-of-googles-gmail.html/comment-page-1#comment-253 Alan Gutierrez Sat, 18 Mar 2006 00:29:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wp_import/2006/03/the-end-of-googles-gmail.htm#comment-253 Only criminals? What about civil litigation? Please don't tell me you're leaving room for the "if they've got nothing to hide" argument. Only criminals?

What about civil litigation?

Please don’t tell me you’re leaving room for the “if they’ve got nothing to hide” argument.

]]> By: or http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/03/end-of-googles-gmail.html/comment-page-1#comment-252 or Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:53:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wp_import/2006/03/the-end-of-googles-gmail.htm#comment-252 From what I understand, don't every online email service yahoo, aol, hotmail all keep emails after it has been deleted at least for a period of time? So this should not only be a concern of gmail. In fact, I believe other email services has been subpoened before, even though it was not widely publicized. While I agree that privacy is a concern, I don't understand why attention is not placed on online storage practices in general. Currently, there are other companies that have more personal, crucial and confidential information even more than google. From what I understand, don’t every online email service yahoo, aol, hotmail all keep emails after it has been deleted at least for a period of time? So this should not only be a concern of gmail. In fact, I believe other email services has been subpoened before, even though it was not widely publicized.

While I agree that privacy is a concern, I don’t understand why attention is not placed on online storage practices in general. Currently, there are other companies that have more personal, crucial and confidential information even more than google.

]]> By: MikeOK http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/03/end-of-googles-gmail.html/comment-page-1#comment-250 MikeOK Fri, 17 Mar 2006 22:50:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wp_import/2006/03/the-end-of-googles-gmail.htm#comment-250 How about a blow to online storage in general?? What's next, a search engine company that keeps no log information?? How about a "cover" for a search engine that does just that. And I still can't believe that Google would keep personal emails after being deleted. That's just asking for trouble. All I can say is "Can's open, worms everywhere" How about a blow to online storage in general?? What’s next, a search engine company that keeps no log information?? How about a “cover” for a search engine that does just that. And I still can’t believe that Google would keep personal emails after being deleted. That’s just asking for trouble. All I can say is “Can’s open, worms everywhere”

]]> By: MikeOK http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/03/end-of-googles-gmail.html/comment-page-1#comment-251 MikeOK Fri, 17 Mar 2006 22:50:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wp_import/2006/03/the-end-of-googles-gmail.htm#comment-251 How about a blow to online storage in general?? What's next, a search engine company that keeps no log information?? How about a "cover" for a search engine that does just that. And I still can't believe that Google would keep personal emails after being deleted. That's just asking for trouble. All I can say is "Can's open, worms everywhere" How about a blow to online storage in general?? What’s next, a search engine company that keeps no log information?? How about a “cover” for a search engine that does just that. And I still can’t believe that Google would keep personal emails after being deleted. That’s just asking for trouble. All I can say is “Can’s open, worms everywhere”

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