Transitioning from hotmail to Gmail – Next up, Buzz please!
By Sarah Shehata | March 2, 2010
Exporting my contacts from hotmail was completed in 5 clicks. If you think that sounds easy, read on!
I went over to my Gmail account to see how I could import these contacts. To my surprise, it had its own set of steps that were much easier to say the least! One thing that really impressed me are the options it presented me with to further facilitate my transition. It allowed me to import my contacts, import my mail AND import any new mail I receive from my hotmail account for the next 30 days! In addition, once the import started, it let me know that I can close the window and keep using Gmail, or even log out and close my browser. It would still keep working in the background.
Now, I am one of those people who has been using hotmail for the past ten years. Being in the social media and marketing community has proven me otherwise. A few reasons I have decided to switch over to Gmail:
Google Calendar
Is web based and really easy to synch with your mobile phone. You can also create different calendars and color code them to your needs.
Labs
There are so many features that are being developed by the community everyday that further simplify your life. Two examples I found to be helpful are the Undo Send & The Title Tweaks features. The latter isn’t as clear so I’ll further explain it. It basically changes the order of the elements in the browser title bar from “Gmail – Inbox (10)” to “Inbox (10) – Gmail” which allows you to see if new mail has arrived even if the Gmail window is minimized!
Labels
I don’t know about you, but I like keeping my emails organized. You know those emails you get, the ones that have a tendency to fall into numerous categories? With the label feature, you don’t need to assign it in ONE folder! You can have multiple labels for it which is easier to search for should you want to refer back to it.
Archive
If you don’t want to delete the email, yet it is something you have already read, archiving it is the way to go. All archived mail remains in the archived folder and you can use the search bar to find it later.
Reader
Reader allows you to subscribe to websites you frequently visit and brings you their latest updates right to your email! You can also share your entire list with friends.
Documents
With this feature, you can create a word document, excel file, presentation and/or form all within your account! Not only does it allow you to do that, but also, you can share specific documents with friends and co-workers.
Go on, give it a try and let me know what you think!
Now that’s taken care of, I’m starting to buzz! – add me to your buzz environment!
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