14 DAY TRIAL // Gmail, the mail solution provided by Google, is now three-years old because it was first released on April 1, 2004. If you didn't know, Gmail was first launched as a private beta and was available by invitation until February 7,2007 when the company decided to make it free for everyone. The mail solution was very popular in the past because it provided 1GB of storage space, the largest capacity ever provided by a webmail provider. Since the release of the product, Google improved Gmail periodically, the most important announcement concerning the freeware license being published two months ago.
On the first anniversary of Gmail, the company announced an update for the e-mail storage size, increasing it to 1GB. After almost one year, the search giant included Google Calendar into Gmail, allowing users to customize and organize their contacts with ease. This year, there are no new features, no new announcements and not even a birthday logo. Usually, Google placed a new doodle to celebrate the anniversary of a certain product developed by the company but this time, Gmail didn't receive any gift. Except the Gmail Paper, an innovative function implemented into the mail solution that was actually an April Fools' Day prank.
Gmail Paper was presented as the most powerful function ever implemented into a web based e-mail service, allowing users to print their messages straight from the online interface and of course, for free. Google sustained the company covers all costs of the printing process so all the users had to do was to select the desired e-mail, select Print and wait for about 2-4 business days until Google brings you the printed e-mails. Although it was only an April Fools' prank and I don't believe this is a proper way to celebrate Gmail's anniversary, I'll continue to use the product because it is one of the most powerful e-mail solutions on the Internet.