{"id":212586,"date":"2024-04-01T15:15:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?post_type=news&p=212586"},"modified":"2024-04-01T15:15:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:15:04","slug":"gmail-turns-20-today-celebrating-the-dawn-of-new-ai-era","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/news\/gmail-turns-20-today-celebrating-the-dawn-of-new-ai-era","title":{"rendered":"Gmail Turns 20 Today: Celebrating the Dawn of New AI Era"},"content":{"rendered":"
Today, Gmail<\/a> celebrates its 20th birthday, marking two decades since it started changing how we use email.<\/strong><\/p>\n When Google introduced Gmail on April 1, 2004, it wasn’t just another email service; it brought new ideas that changed what people expected from their email, leading to big changes in webmail services.<\/p>\n This article looks back at Gmail’s development, its big impact on email, and the crucial features that make it essential for over a billion people today.<\/p>\n Gmail first appeared as a service you could only join if invited, which made many people curious. Google’s offer of 1 gigabyte (GB)<\/a> of free storage was much more than other services at the time, making a huge difference. This generous storage meant users didn’t need to delete emails to make room for more, marking the end of small storage limits.<\/p>\n Gmail’s arrival was a key moment for email services. Its new features were groundbreaking, like grouping emails into conversations, effective search, and spam filtering. Gmail turned email into a more dynamic platform that worked well with other services and apps.<\/p>\n Gmail’s effect goes beyond just sending and receiving emails. It has helped more people and businesses see the value of using applications on the web instead of on their computers. Gmail has led to a digital world where everything is more connected, and you can get your data and tools from anywhere, using any device.<\/p>\n Gmail has also worked to make email easier to use and more accessible, updating its look and adding new features based on user feedback. Its drive for new ideas has kept it at the top of email services.<\/p>\nHow Gmail Started<\/span><\/h2>\n
Gmail’s Key Features<\/span><\/h2>\n
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More Than Email<\/span><\/h2>\n