Comments on: We Are Too Dependent on GMail http://www.searchenginejournal.com/we-are-too-dependent-on-gmail/7486/ Latest Search Engine News from the Search Engine Journal Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:50:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Vic http://www.searchenginejournal.com/we-are-too-dependent-on-gmail/7486/comment-page-1/#comment-1092314 Vic Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:06:40 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/we-are-too-dependent-on-gmail/7486/#comment-1092314 Whether or not 'we' are too dependent on gmail really depends on what criteria you are using to measure proper levels of dependency. With the levels of ubiquity computers as a whole have gained, are we not too dependent on computers too? Cars? I guess this sort of question can be extrapolated to most anything we take for granted nowadays. [/philosophizing] As to what criteria to use, heh, I'm way too ignorant/inexperienced to be able to suggest any. Ideas? I can say with certainty, however, that I feel uncomfortably dependent on gmail, and would feel as naked and vulnerable as a newborn babe without [golem voice] my precious [/golem voice] gmail. The thing with gmail (and other webmail offerings) is that it's so common to have personal stuff like amazon accounts, bank accounts, credit cards, paypal, etc. that it becomes another possible security gap through which one's identity could be ganked. I have more faith in the smart folks at gmail to maintain their operations than in my account not getting 'hacked' or password stolen. Whether or not ‘we’ are too dependent on gmail really depends on what criteria you are using to measure proper levels of dependency. With the levels of ubiquity computers as a whole have gained, are we not too dependent on computers too? Cars? I guess this sort of question can be extrapolated to most anything we take for granted nowadays. [/philosophizing]

As to what criteria to use, heh, I’m way too ignorant/inexperienced to be able to suggest any. Ideas?

I can say with certainty, however, that I feel uncomfortably dependent on gmail, and would feel as naked and vulnerable as a newborn babe without [golem voice] my precious [/golem voice] gmail.

The thing with gmail (and other webmail offerings) is that it’s so common to have personal stuff like amazon accounts, bank accounts, credit cards, paypal, etc. that it becomes another possible security gap through which one’s identity could be ganked. I have more faith in the smart folks at gmail to maintain their operations than in my account not getting ‘hacked’ or password stolen.

]]> By: Michael Martinez http://www.searchenginejournal.com/we-are-too-dependent-on-gmail/7486/comment-page-1/#comment-1083964 Michael Martinez Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:04:06 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/we-are-too-dependent-on-gmail/7486/#comment-1083964 I don't use Gmail. Never trusted it. Haven't noticed any problems lately. I don’t use Gmail. Never trusted it. Haven’t noticed any problems lately.

]]> By: Ash http://www.searchenginejournal.com/we-are-too-dependent-on-gmail/7486/comment-page-1/#comment-1083949 Ash Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:24:01 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/we-are-too-dependent-on-gmail/7486/#comment-1083949 Admittedly, I'm addicted to Gmail. I was without options yesterday since my work uses Gmail as well and we were down for about an hour. My favorite Tweet about it was from <a href="http://twitter.com/hundreddollar/statuses/884581266" rel="nofollow">@hundreddollar</a> and said: whenever gmail's down, i feel anxious, like the world is going to explode. gmail's not allowed to have an off day, in my opinion. Admittedly, I’m addicted to Gmail. I was without options yesterday since my work uses Gmail as well and we were down for about an hour.

My favorite Tweet about it was from @hundreddollar and said:

whenever gmail’s down, i feel anxious, like the world is going to explode. gmail’s not allowed to have an off day, in my opinion.

]]> By: Garry Conn http://www.searchenginejournal.com/we-are-too-dependent-on-gmail/7486/comment-page-1/#comment-1083938 Garry Conn Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:30:27 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/we-are-too-dependent-on-gmail/7486/#comment-1083938 I can't begin to tell you the number of people who were contacting me on instant messenger asking me if I was having trouble. I am not sure what time this occurred, but I never had trouble. Perhaps, I was offline during this huge event. I logged back in later that day and saw that Gmail Offline or similar keyword made #1 on Hot Trends. That was weird. I can’t begin to tell you the number of people who were contacting me on instant messenger asking me if I was having trouble. I am not sure what time this occurred, but I never had trouble. Perhaps, I was offline during this huge event. I logged back in later that day and saw that Gmail Offline or similar keyword made #1 on Hot Trends. That was weird.

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