How did the first Gmail users get their accounts?

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3 total messages Started by wylbur37 Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:05

#5822

Author: wylbur37
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:05

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A curious question ...

Currently, Gmail accounts are only available by invitations 
sent by existing users of Gmail.

But how did the first users of Gmail get their accounts
if there were no existing users before them to send invitations?




		
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Re: How did the first Gmail users get their accounts?

#5823

Author: NormanM
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 03:44

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In article <ACCB6AAF38410.2534722222@si93kru1.poster>, wylbur37 says...

> A curious question ...

> Currently, Gmail accounts are only available by invitations 
> sent by existing users of Gmail.

> But how did the first users of Gmail get their accounts
> if there were no existing users before them to send invitations?

Same place that chickens came from before they laid eggs? Some GMail 
employees offered invitations to friends and family members, I would guess.

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Re: How did the first Gmail users get their accounts?

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Author: Sagittaria
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 05:37

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wylbur37 <wylbur37nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in 
news:ACCB6AAF38410.2534722222@si93kru1.poster:

> A curious question ...
> 
> Currently, Gmail accounts are only available by invitations 
> sent by existing users of Gmail.
> 
> But how did the first users of Gmail get their accounts
> if there were no existing users before them to send invitations?

They were offered to users of one particular blogging site and also to 
google employees and probably some other selected groups.

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