Originally posted by Liberator
Okay, but how did they get theirs?
Ok, it works like this. A select group got onto a beta testing list and got their own accounts. After a while, google gave them the ability to invite others to help test the service. They got accounts, and when they got the ability to invite...well, lets just say the cycle keeps repeating.
Now, I have 10 invites at my disposal. If anyone that doesn't have a gmail account wants one, send me an e-mail.
[email protected]Or bug me over IM (info is in my profile). Accounts are first come, first serve.
silverwolf: To answer your question, more than likely they were doing some routine maintenance on the server(s) and they had to be taken offline. This usually doesn't take more than a few hours, depending on if they find anything bad or not.