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Re:The New Google Maps by duaneb on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @03:59PM (#5714456)
Seems like a smart decision to me. I probably wouldn't have cared about GMail if thirteen year old me didn't want an invite more than anything. Anyway, it's still a gradual rollout, just with hype. Seems like a smart decision to me if they don't overuse the gimmick.
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Re:The New Google Maps by coldtea on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @05:19PM (#5715012)
>I probably wouldn't have cared about GMail if thirteen year old me didn't want an invite more than anything.

A 13 year old wanted "more than anything" a ...Gmail invite of all things?

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Re:The New Google Maps by bowmessage on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @06:15PM (#5715382)
Speaking as someone who was also 13 around the time GMail was doing their invite thing, yes. I coveted that thing. I listened to TWiT with Leo Laporte and heard them talk and talk about it, and scoured web forums looking for one.

It's not that weird really.

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Re:The New Google Maps by kbenson on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @06:32PM (#5715495)
I think coldtea was implying that there's something else that 13 year old boys (assumption from GP name) generally want more than anything, and it's generally a bit more physical than Gmail invites.
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Re:The New Google Maps by coldtea on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @08:36PM (#5716090)
Not to mention they don't listen to ..."TWiT with Leo Laporte "!
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Re:The New Google Maps by bowmessage on Thursday May 16, 2013 @09:28PM (#5722249)
Man I loved that podcast for some reason. I was a weird kid.
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Re:The New Google Maps by duaneb on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @10:51PM (#5716623)
The only thing else I really wanted was video games, which were effectively not allowed in my household.
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