10 Jan 09 My gmail inbox – almost 4 years now

Tags: gmail

With Gmail I don’t delete email “because I don’t have to”.

I now have my trusty gmail account for almost 4 years now and I haven’t deleted a single email (all 4233) of them. It provides a real nifty “slice” of my life on the web during the years.

What was my first email?

I emailed a representative that was responsible for selling World of Warcraft in South Africa asking when it would be available and what the prices would be.

On the 11 of March 2005 I received an email for my first hosting (in my world a historic moment).

As I move along I see emails from websites long dead, I see naivety (from my side). I see “benchmark” moments in my life. I see the email I received when they announced that my game won a competition! The only remnants of that victory living here.

There are just so many things that remind of things I did. I love it.

If you have gmail, do you delete it?