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Facebook’s Gmail Killer, Project Titan, Is Coming On Monday

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Re: Facebook’s Gmail Killer, Project Titan, Is Coming On Monday

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Post by jlmendezbonini »

davidedicillo wrote: post #10
michaelhart wrote: post #8

The interface'll have the be unbelievably amazing and innovative for this to even make a dent in people's minds. And as others have pointed out, Facebook.com is not associated with professionalism (unless you're a recruiter or tech blogger or something). All in all, I think nobody will care at the end of the day.

> The interface'll have the be unbelievably amazing and innovative for this to even make a dent in people's minds I guarantee you that they are going to become the default address between people 16 and under. My brother is 16 and doesn't have an email address, but he does have a facebook account.

Initially you needed a .edu email to register. Then they opened facebook to everyone (any email). Now you don't you need an email address to register? Or did your brother used a throw-away email (gmail?) account?

Re: Facebook’s Gmail Killer, Project Titan, Is Coming On Monday

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Post by mistermann »

rkwz wrote: post #82

I think Facebook has much much bigger goals than silly gmail killing. It's trying to become the internet for all those who don't know the difference between a browser, web site and the internet. Offering email services is just a small step in that direction.

I agree. One market I'd like to see them enter is online payments and micropayments, they have enough reach that they could probably pull it off.

Re: Facebook’s Gmail Killer, Project Titan, Is Coming On Monday

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Post by NZ_Matt »

VMG wrote: post #83
NZ_Matt wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is very true. I'm 20 and I've never used my personal email regularly and I'm sure most of my friends haven't either. We've always used MSN or AIM and more recently Facebook to keep in touch.

how do you send attachments?

I don't need to send attachments to my friends very often. If I did I'd send it via MSN or email it to them.

I can see the business & college need for email but for friend to friend communication Facebook messaging is already dominant.

Re: Facebook’s Gmail Killer, Project Titan, Is Coming On Monday

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Post by JonnieCache »

I see this as a good thing. As others have mentioned here, FB messaging is more popular than email for a lot of people. This means I'll be able to communicate effectively with my friends who check their FB an order of magnitude more than their email (almost all of them,) using SMTP in any way that I choose rather than having to log into FB with all its attendant awfulness.

How does this news represent anything other than FB rewriting its inbox/messaging tool to operate over SMTP/IMAP? And how can that be anything but good? Okay we all wish they'd used the Wave Federation Protocol, but we can't have everything we want.

Re: Facebook’s Gmail Killer, Project Titan, Is Coming On Monday

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Post by [deleted] »

mistermann wrote: post #92
rkwz wrote: post #82

I think Facebook has much much bigger goals than silly gmail killing. It's trying to become the internet for all those who don't know the difference between a browser, web site and the internet. Offering email services is just a small step in that direction.

I agree. One market I'd like to see them enter is online payments and micropayments, they have enough reach that they could probably pull it off.

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Re: Facebook’s Gmail Killer, Project Titan, Is Coming On Monday

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Post by fauigerzigerk »

slyn wrote: post #59
ericflo wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's the scariest thing I've read so far today.

1: My daughter just moved into her own house today. 2: Wow, awesome! I should call them to congratulate her! Whats the new house number? 1: Oh, she doesn't have a landline, she just uses her cell phone. 2: That's the scariest thing I've heard so far today. 1: ???... To the newest generations email is an antiquated technology that has no real use among their peers. Eventually they might get some email address for coll…

I think your comparisons are completely wrong. Is there anything you could do with land lines that you cannot do with mobile phones? No, but there are lots of things email does that Facebook does not do (and vice versa).

Re: Facebook’s Gmail Killer, Project Titan, Is Coming On Monday

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Post by jakerocheleau »

ssclafani wrote: post #36
ajg1977 wrote: post #13

I will be really interested to see this, because as it stands Facebook's messaging interface is barely any better than 2001's Hotmail (you do get a pretty picture with address autocomplete though). Going from where they are now to anywhere close to being a 'Gmail killer' is a humongous step.

I heard that Zuckerberg locked Paul Buchheit in a closet and told him he couldn't come out until he cloned Gmail.

I'd believe it

Re: Facebook’s Gmail Killer, Project Titan, Is Coming On Monday

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Post by scorpion032 »

fleitz wrote: post #66
_b8r0 wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's being put into 'The Social Network 2: Return of the Lawsuits' as I write.

I hear their legal strategy is: "If you invented facemail you would have invented facemail." followed by writing a cheque for a tenth of what they just raised.

"In the scheme of things, it is a parking ticket" ;)
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