The Fast Growing Gmail Nation
Written Apr. 15, 2009 by Sean Ross in Terrestrial Radio with 3 Comments
Updating the Ross On Radio mailing list in recent weeks, I've been subtracting a lot of e-mail addresses at major broadcast groups and adding a lot at gmail.com. Not all of the fast growing domain's radio users are between radio jobs, of course. And there are still a lot more addresses on the mailing list through AOL (835) or Yahoo (407) than Gmail (333). But Gmail is the one that has grown the most recently -- some of those AOL addresses are a decade old while the new provider's growth has been in the last year or so. And when somebody sends me their job-hunting or new consultancy address, it's usually likely to be Gmail these days.
And here's the chilling part, if only gmail represented new employment for radio people, it would be the second largest radio group represented on my mailing list, behind only Clear Channel (684 names). It would be a hundred names ahead of Citadel's 233, about twice the size of Cumulus and three times the size of Radio-One. And it makes you think, what if there were some logical new venture that all the new members of gmail nation could start together?
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gmailradio.com is an available domain..... :)
I think this growth COULD be attributed to the fact that g-mail is FREE and perhaps people who used a PAID email service can not afford it anymore; thus the 3rd free service (with Yahoo and Hotmail.) Just a hunch. I know I've thought twice about my provider due to financial concerns. Basic cable instead of digital and High Speed Cable Modem or even DSL.. When you have to decide whether the mortgage or gas bill gets paid and you look for ways to cut...perhaps the $120.00-plus cable or higher speed internet payment gets the heave-ho. I know a LOT of out of work air talent all across the nation. Some have been on the beach for a couple of years now...or approaching the "this ain't funny anymore" stage.
Just some thoughts to ponder.
BE BIG!
Jay
Gmail gives each user a free gig of storage space. Im not aware that the other free email providers offer that. I got a gmail account so I could send and receive MP3's which are frequently too large to send using Yahoo or AOL. One thing to note, in order to get a gmail account, one has to be invited by someone who already has one. Cant just go and sign up for it...at least that was the case last I checked.