mcj metroid Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 lovely story, but your sexual insecurity is showing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Hotmail is a dumb word. It sounds juvenile (and quite rightly, it's aimed at juveniles) Gmail is...far less loaded. If anything, it's a fairly cold, bland word. It's far more functional, only evoking it's connection to the well accepted Google name with it's clean G prefix. That reads alarmingly like total bollocks, but it's not Let's face is, hotmail's for gays and gmail for pimps. It's clearly in the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Hotmail is a dumb word. It sounds juvenile (and quite rightly, it's aimed at juveniles) Gmail is...far less loaded. If anything, it's a fairly cold, bland word. It's far more functional, only evoking it's connection to the well accepted Google name with it's clean G prefix. That reads alarmingly like total bollocks, but it's not And Yahoo! reads as a mounds of fun email. Which it really is. Well to be fair, it depends on how you interpret the word(s?) "a lot". I thought it was depending on how you interpreted the words "Hang out" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Let's face is, hotmail's for gays and gmail for pimps. It's clearly in the name. Surely it's the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkatronics Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Hotmail is a dumb word. It sounds juvenile (and quite rightly, it's aimed at juveniles) Gmail is...far less loaded. If anything, it's a fairly cold, bland word. It's far more functional, only evoking it's connection to the well accepted Google name with it's clean G prefix. That reads alarmingly like total bollocks, but it's not Face it, it was a load of bollocks. Its not any more professional than hotmail, or yahoo, admit it. Hotmail is aimed at anyone who wants free email, you can just catigorize it that way. Too many people use it. How is it a cold word? Clean G prefix, that makes no sense what so ever. How about G-unit or the many other childish things that spawned from that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 G-Unit, Pow Pow Pow. You be dead brother! In all seriousness, the guy sounds like a creep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Okay. I wasn't all that fussed about the GMail/Hotmail argument. But Dan and myself are right on this one. Even if you don't have a stupid "lolz_philly_98" user name the Hotmail still makes anything look rubbish. Hotmail... Jesus, it just rings out 9 year-old. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Face it, it was a load of bollocks.Its not any more professional than hotmail, or yahoo, admit it. Hotmail is aimed at anyone who wants free email, you can just catigorize it that way. Too many people use it. How is it a cold word? Clean G prefix, that makes no sense what so ever. How about G-unit or the many other childish things that spawned from that? Just because you don't get it, it doesn't make you right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh64 Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Good thread, though I read it finding myself wondering, are you even gay/bi? Either way, amusing story, though unfortunate for you. I'm not sure what I'd do in your situation, but I'd definitely fuck him about a bit for lols. Looking back its pretty funny but at the time I was just pretty shocked :P I am gay and its when he found out that he started all of this! I also use Hotmail and after this huge debate I think I might take it off my CV :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Gmail and hotmail...seriously, who cares. They're both free e-mails and both would make you look like an amateur if using it in any situation like on a CV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I think the point is that a Gmail wouldn't. Take this chap, uses a Gmail. He's awesome and he sets an example to follow. http://www.raoulsinier.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Yeah, my earlier comment was more out of annoyance. Dan Dare was of course, totally right, war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I think the point is that a Gmail wouldn't. Yes, it would. :p If you're at/graduated from university you should have/get a university e-mail or forwarding e-mail address. They're much better to put on a CV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Gmail more "serious" than Hotmail? Hm, one is a free e-mail service, and so is the other. And ... well, that's it. If you think there's a difference in "seriousness", you're simply being superficial. That's not to say there aren't people who'd say that one was more "serious" or "respectable" than the other, but it's still, as they say, "only in their minds". To think otherwise is just plain silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Yeah you're right. My Gmail account is no different from my free @free-webz-hosting-uk.co.uk EDIT: I just read my comment and that made no sense. Where is my self-destruct button? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Yeah you're right. My Gmail account is no different from my free @free-webz-hosting-uk.co.uk EDIT: I just read my comment and that made no sense. Where is my self-destruct button? But it isn't different. Only in people's minds. And while that can be a factor to consider, I don't want to adhere to other people's silly ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 my point is that it's down to marketing, branding and perception. It's nothing to do with function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 my point is that it's down to marketing, branding and perception. It's nothing to do with function. Then I think we agree except on how much emphasis to put on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Yeah. People dress differently, more smartly in most cases to go to interviews for jobs, to give the impression you are professional. That's a superficial concept (whether or not you dress like that every day of your life or never), trying to impress through appearance of importance and professionalism. Same with this e-mail address thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Yeah. People dress differently, more smartly in most cases to go to interviews for jobs, to give the impression you are professional. That's a superficial concept (whether or not you dress like that every day of your life or never), trying to impress through appearance of importance and professionalism. Same with this e-mail address thing. My point, exactly. Except you worded it better, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 This thread has turned into something more interesting than the original topic. Sorry to whoever created it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoogleViper Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Sure they are both free. but most young teens use hotmail as opposed to gmail. So hotmail has the connotations of immaturity, whereas gmail doesn't. Don't get me wrong a more professional email (such as work) is better than both, but out of the 2 gmail is better. But it isn't different. Only in people's minds. And while that can be a factor to consider, I don't want to adhere to other people's silly ideas. Then you wouldn't get very far in the world of business. Also you may think you don't adhere to society's ideas and concepts, you almost certainly will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) Sure they are both free. but most young teens use hotmail as opposed to gmail. So hotmail has the connotations of immaturity, whereas gmail doesn't. Don't get me wrong a more professional email (such as work) is better than both, but out of the 2 gmail is better. Then you wouldn't get very far in the world of business. Also you may think you don't adhere to society's ideas and concepts, you almost certainly will do. I won't adhere to silly ideas. And that's exactly why I most likely wouldn't do well in business. Because I don't like adhering to other people's ideas if I don't agree with them. But it's not like I'm very fussed about it. Gmail, Hotmail, I don't really care. I have both, actually, although I use my Hotmail. If I ever apply for a job in business, I'll probably use my Gmail after this conversation, since that would appear to help my chances. Edited August 18, 2009 by Dannyboy-the-Dane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Sure they are both free. but most young teens use hotmail as opposed to gmail. So hotmail has the connotations of immaturity, whereas gmail doesn't. Don't get me wrong a more professional email (such as work) is better than both, but out of the 2 gmail is better. Yeah, you're probably right. Gmail is probably less well known, especially since UK created e-mails are @Googlemail now. But I would always suggest using something more professional if it was for a CV. They're both a bit amateur, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Seriously... it really does not matter, I put my hotmail address on my CV when I last applied for job, got asked to attend an interview a week later and I've been there for about five years now... If it really mattered as much as people are saying it did then my application would have been binned instantly, I really think this stupid 'rule' about professional e-mail addresses really only applies if your applying for a really well-paid job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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