Google Introduces Gmail Paper

SlashRating^© 56 slashdottit! ^tm nacturation writes "Everyone loves Gmail. But not everyone loves email, or the digital era. What ever happened to stamps, filing cabinets, and the mailman? Now with Gmail Paper, you can request a physical copy of any message with the click of a button, and it'll be sent to you in the mail. Photo attachments are printed on high-quality, glossy photo paper, and secured to your Gmail Paper with a paper clip. And it's totally free: the cost of postage is offset with the help of relevant, targeted, unobtrusive advertisements printed on the back of every print."

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Actually a service in rural India?

[caryw]

Trolling around the "upcoming" section of digg last night I found this:

"Oh this is so funny!!! Google tried to release an April Fool's joke today about Google Paper
- the ability to have your emails printed and sent via snail mail!

The problem they didn't realise is that in the latest issue of Fast Company, this ACTUALLY HAPPENS in India!!!

It's called the ePost service from the Indian post office. Now you have a Billion Indians who are thinking that this is a legitimate alternative to their ePost service - nice try Google, but next time, make sure your PR people read Fast Company!!"

Link to blog: http://www.vinnylingham.com/2007/04/massive-google -blunder-seriously-read-this.html
Link to article: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/113/next-world -class.html

And no this definitely isn't my blog. And wtf, people being modded insightful just for asking? This must be April Fools day.
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