Yahoo Or Google (and Their Mail Services)?

[Guest Prosis]

I've been using only Gmail for a while. But I've been told that Gmail (or Google) has serious privacy issues. Google has been known for that as well.

 

So I'm trying Yahoo Mail which is, well, just another mail service (just like Gmail is mind you).

 

As far as search engines are concerned, Google and Yahoo act pretty much alike.

 

But again, Google keeps what you search for with your IP address for a year and a half now I think. But before it was forever.

 

I have no clue how Yahoo acts as far as privacy is concerned.

 

So, what do you guys think? Yahoo or Google? Yahoo Mail or Gmail?

[decomposinglight]

I use Google search and gmail because I like the interface more. I hate the look of yahoo mail so much that it's my 4th backup email account - the address I give all the weirdos. Yahoo.com also has way more than the search panel on there, so it is distracting.

 

Honestly, I'd been using Gmail for about a year before I knew that they were soaking up all of my informations, and while it does bother me somewhat, it's the internet. I'm surprised we have as much privacy as we do. If they want my crazed conversations with my teacher, greeting cards from my grandma, and papers by my bf to edit, I say "KNOCK YOURSELF OUT."

[Shiri]

I say Google.

[Hyphnip]

I use hotmail...

I'm stuck in the past

[decomposinglight]

I use hotmail...

I'm stuck in the past

Awww, don't feel so bad. That's my 2nd tier email account. Hotmail has actually gotten a lot better with the recent introduction of Windows Live. The interface is snazzy, especially the broadband version.

[bishopx]

I've had my primary yahoo acct. for nearly 10 years if not longer. It works for me.

[hum-an-ole]

I started off with Yahoo for a few years but found it to be an annoying piece of shit, so I forward all my email from there to my gmail, which I've been using for several years without any complaints. The internet is a dangerous place regardless of what you're using, so I just chose not to be paranoid about all that privacy business. I trust no one, so I'm just going with what works best for me. Gmail is very straight forward

[Guest Prosis]

That's what I thought.

 

I tried Yahoo this weekend and the interface is annoying. Plus, their personalized home pages suck ass (it's something I love from Google).

 

So I'll just keep my Gmail ;)

[Guest apsham]

I've been using GMail since it came out (since it was oh so awesome to be one of the people invited) and I didn't really know that there were any issues with it. The only thing that Hotmail has over it, I think is the notifications when you get an email on MSN. I don't think Yahoo! has anything over it at all.

[decomposinglight]

(since it was oh so awesome to be one of the people invited)

OMG I was one of the invited, too! *giddy like a high school cheerleader* WE ARE SO COOL!

[Guest Prosis]

Yeah I had to go on a forum with people giving out invites lol

 

Then I changed email addresses 3 times by inviting myself lol

[decomposinglight]

Yeah I had to go on a forum with people giving out invites lol

 

Then I changed email addresses 3 times by inviting myself lol

Now, kids, that's called being a whore. *points to Prosis*

[Guest Prosis]

lmao ;)

 

Does it help if I say I wanted to get rid of Hotmail? :angry:

[hum-an-ole]

I was one of those special early bird gmailers too.

 

Alex - gmail notifier

[decomposinglight]

Does it help if I say I wanted to get rid of Hotmail? ;)

I don't care! ^^

 

gmail notifier

 

Do you still have to sign in to the gmail notifier every time you get on your browser? I had it a while back and it annoyed the hell out of me.

[hum-an-ole]

It's a separate application entirely, so I'm not sure what you're talking about

[decomposinglight]

Ah, thankee for the info.

 

I was using it as a Firefox add-on, but now I see that there's one that's by gmail and not browser-related.

[hum-an-ole]

Ahhhh, I know what you're talking about now. Yes, that's a piece-o-crap. The actual notifier is nice and convenient though.

[pismo]

The big advantage of gmail over Yahoo! Mail for me is that gmail allows you to receive your mail using a POP3 client. Several years ago, Yahoo! changed so that feature was only available in their paid service. That's when my Yahoo! account became my "junk" email account.

[Doormat]

Yahoo blows.