Which web mail service is better?
Most of us are pretty set in our ways as far as e-mail goes. If you use a free e-mail service like Yahoo, Gmail or Live Mail I doubt if you’ll change any time soon, but have you ever wondered which one is better? Vikas at Digital Inspiration has done the work for you. He looked at all the services and has gone through each of the pluses and minuses. His bottom line is mixed:
Final Thoughts - Although all three email providers have significantly spruced up the email offerings, Yahoo and Gmail are definitely better products.
Yahoo has the best interface - simple, elegant, very easy to use and resembles your desktop software. Like Outlook, you can preview message in the lower third pane without leaving the Inbox view. You can drag and drop messages into folders, messages open as tabs in the same window plus there’s an integrated RSS reader that’s connected to your MyYahoo! account. Very impressive overall.
Gmail has a simple no-frills interface but offers loads of storage, excellent search capabilities, seamless integration with Google Docs, POP access and powerful labels. This is for geeks and power users.
Source: Yahoo! Mail vs GMail vs Windows Live Mail at Digital Inspiration
Personally I like Gmail because I can download mail to Outlook, get it on my Berry, and manage it online. I used Yahoo for a long time, but dropped it when I kinda fell off the net for a couple years. I haven’t looked at it lately so I can’t say if I’d make the switch.
Again, I’m not expecting that you’ll switch, but you might have a friend or family member who is just getting started online and needs one.
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2 opinions for Which web mail service is better?
Hsien Lei
Feb 9, 2007 at 3:46 am
What do you mean you fell off the net work a couple of years?!?!
Tris Hussey
Feb 9, 2007 at 8:10 am
There was a time when I was doing so much at work that I didn’t even want to do anything online at night. So I didn’t even use my personal e-mail accounts. Okay I was also on dial-up.
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