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February 15th, 2007, 17:06 GMT · By Bogdan Popa
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At this time, there are a lot of web-based mail solutions but most of them are avoided by the users because they contain several problems such as low file storage size, inefficient spam filters or slow loading times. Two of the most used e-mail services are surely Gmail and Yahoo Mail, the products offered by the well known rival Google and Yahoo. The two companies are challenging one another periodically using their solutions but Gmail and Yahoo Mail represent one of the main attractions for the Internet users. Gmail is the mail solution provided by Google that was released on April 1, 2004
and was available only by invitation. Although it was regarded as a private beta, the service was quite popular because the company provided 100 invitations for users so it was very easy to register for Gmail. Since its release date, Gmail was continuously attracting clients because it offered a huge file storage size, but the service was updated periodically so there were a lot of interesting features. One of the most important improvements is surely Mail Fetcher that helps users receive mail messages from up to 5 POP3 accounts using the interface of the Gmail. Yahoo Mail is the mail service developed by the giant portal Yahoo that is probably one of the oldest solutions with a huge number of users. Although the product is quite efficient, some clients registered for the mail service to gain access to Yahoo Messenger, the most popular instant messaging client on the Internet. The service can be used for free with a simple Yahoo account and is currently available in two flavors: the old version and a new beta edition that contains innovative functions implemented in a web based solutions: drag and drop support, attractive interface and many other features. So, is Google better than Yahoo or should we choose Yahoo Mail instead of Gmail? Well, Gmail is now regarded as an antispam e-mail solution and I must sustain it is very efficient while Yahoo Mail is quite inefficient for blocking unwanted messages. Gmail can be used for free without many errors while Yahoo Mail returns errors periodically when you try to log in. So, the best e-mail solution? You choose...
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| Comment #1 by: craig viscomi on 16 Sep 2008, 17:36 UTC |  reply to this comment | i like gmail better because it is fast and easy. i got got gmail less than a week ago and i love it. |
| Comment #1.1 by: FELECIA- Palm Beach on 22 Jan 2009, 19:39 GMT | G-mail has NO folders *
G-mail has NO address book *
G-mail does not allow you to insert a photo.
I use it but forward it to Outlook Express. |
| Comment #1.2 by: darkquest on 03 Apr 2009, 22:05 GMT | FELECIA, Gmail dosent have folders but it has something better. Its called Labels. Labels are the same thing as folders except you have the option to put it in more then one place and assign more then one label to an eMail. That sounds more efficient. Gmail does have an address book. Just click contacts when you are logged into Gmail. Gmail does allow attachments but it allows more space then Yahoo! With Gmail, u can attach up to 20MB of files and it shows a status bar so you know when your file is done attaching (Yahoo! dosent have one) |
| Comment #2 by: Argetlam Z on 03 May 2009, 23:25 UTC | reply to this comment | FELECIA:
Gmail has labels, like darkquest said.
Gmail does have an address book. It's called contacts, like darkquest said.
Gmail allows you to both upload/attach a photo and insert a photo. The inserting part is in Google labs for Gmail. Go to settings>labs>Inserting Images. |
| Comment #3 by: frank on 31 Jul 2009, 09:42 UTC | reply to this comment | I am a yahoo user and always will be, but alot of my friends have a gmail acount. So i got a couple of freinds over and they showed me gmail and i showed them yahoo. And the polls were 79% yahoo and 21% gmail. And they all moved their acounts over to yahoo and the 21% did to. |
| Comment #4 by: Kitty on 03 Sep 2009, 15:12 UTC | reply to this comment | I have both yahoo and gmail accounts and I can say from experience that gmail is so much easier to use. Yahoo is still primitive in my opinion. I keep it because I'm still subscribed to things on that email but it takes in way too much spam into the inbox and I don't find the address book any better than gmail contacts. It's rather annoying. |
| Comment #5 by: Anna on 06 Nov 2009, 03:21 UTC | reply to this comment | gmail rocks. enough said. great thing labels great speed and got the cutest themes! and labs is awesome tooo |
| Comment #6 by: Wolf on 13 Nov 2009, 02:17 UTC | reply to this comment | Gmail has a messy system to view the mail thread. In Y, you open a mail and automatically got all old mails opened as history opened. Mych easier to work on.
Y mail does not have a function on the contact/adress book to add a picture from your contact.Iif you deal with 50 contacts, some names similar, that function makes it easier to remember. Or does anyone know the trick to add it in the adress book?
Otherwise I feel its easier and more professional to work with Y mail, even G mail got some fancy stuff. |
| Comment #6.1 by: gmail ~freak on 30 Jun 2010, 02:57 GMT | gmail rocks and is better on gmail u do not need to dump ur mail cause it has 700 mb ! an yahoo has 350mb! |
| Comment #7 by: matt on 12 Jan 2010, 22:21 UTC | reply to this comment | i say gmail is better because it has more pictures for chat and stuuf like that |
| Comment #8 by: Hardik on 08 Mar 2010, 10:01 UTC | reply to this comment | i think gmail is the best site. in yahoo there are lots of messyness which includes wastage of time. but in gmail interest is automatically created without wasting time. |
| Comment #9 by: DM on 08 Mar 2010, 15:50 UTC | reply to this comment | yahoo is a mess. It's a chaotic mess, with no sense of order and heaps of annoying flashing adverts. Gmail rocks. |
| Comment #10 by: JohnnyBlade on 19 Aug 2010, 19:11 UTC | reply to this comment | GMail > Yahoo! mail. Period. Spam filters work better, the interface is better, and cleaner. If you don't use your yahoo account after awhile they delete all of your stuff, GMail does not. GMail has so many features it's hard to name them all. Features that you wouldn't think of at first but then you go, "Oh, wow, that's a great idea!" Features like canned responses, insertion of maps, message translation, inbox preview, the list goes on. Yahoo charges you for POP3 access where GMail is free. I mean give me a break! Folders? Screw folders! Labels! Assign multiple labels to one message, search by label, even nested labels (labels within labels) Yahoo just doesn't compare and it's only a matter of time before Yahoo Mail goes the way of the Dodo. I used Y! Mail for years until I tried GMail, and now I will NEVER go back. GMail rox, Y! Mail sux, deal with it! |
| Comment #11 by: Merry on 04 Sep 2010, 16:48 UTC | reply to this comment | I just tried to get into my Yahoo Mail..no luck...so went to my Gmail..and it opened instantly!!!! |
| Comment #12.1 by: rANGER on 06 Oct 2011, 06:52 GMT | YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
IS THE BEST |
| Comment #13 by: Indy Ram on 23 Nov 2010, 16:00 UTC | reply to this comment | Yahoo mail allows attachment of exe files Gmail rejects it
Yahoo mail does virus check when you download a file |
| Comment #14 by: Bieberfever on 04 Apr 2011, 23:42 UTC | reply to this comment | I have both Yahoo mail and Gmail. I think i like gMail way better it is easier faster and u can video chat, and IM. You don't get to many spams. ANd it is soo much easier and funnier haha. Yahoo MAil is a little more hared and loads slower ( it isnt my brower its Yahoo) and i just like gmail better |
| Comment #16 by: ED on 05 Sep 2011, 08:19 UTC | reply to this comment | I've used Yahoo mail for 10 yrs and using Gmail for 5 yrs. My choice is YAHOO!!! Because, GMAIL cannot download files from my email. and Confuses received emails with sent. With Yahoo it is simple and better!!! I say YAHOO!!! Thnx...ED |
| Comment #18 by: Nathan on 24 Dec 2011, 05:16 UTC | reply to this comment | Gmail is by far the best. The style is better, it has an easier to use and nicer looking UI, an inline chat, conversation view, "important mail", awesome search with a great search filter, and all together it is just simply better. The spam filter is incredible and it filters out all of the spam. I never got a spam email with Gmail (well, maybe one or two over the 3 years of me using Gmail) but on Yahoo my inbox is full of spam. Oh, and did I mention ads? Gmail has nice & small text ads at the top that are relevant to my emails and other stuff. Thank you Google for creating Gmail! |
| Comment #19 by: Burrito on 04 Jan 2012, 16:26 UTC | reply to this comment | I don't got a yahoo but mi friend showed it to me so yahoo rules over mi gmail. |
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