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2 years ago
in 2006/11/10/gabmails-free-video-email/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
Spammers STINK!! Stick to the subject!!
Gabmail and Gabjam are SUPER! I enjoy the freedom it gives you to send an audio/visual message of ANY kind, without the threat of the recipient not being able to view/hear it. Used it for all sorts of greetings, meetings, and announcements...and will continue to do so. Free and Easy are two things I LOVE!!
Gabmail and Gabjam are SUPER! I enjoy the freedom it gives you to send an audio/visual message of ANY kind, without the threat of the recipient not being able to view/hear it. Used it for all sorts of greetings, meetings, and announcements...and will continue to do so. Free and Easy are two things I LOVE!!
2 years ago
in 2006/11/10/gabmails-free-video-email/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
Oh, my goodness...you don't have to download any software, you don't have to give any personal information, and you don't have to upload your video wherever you want to place it...and you're disappointed that they don't send an email for you?! WoW!
I have been using this free service for creating messages to my friends and family and have used it to have a few threaded business discussions with my co-workers. I have posted the links in emails, but have also placed them in blogs and on my webpages. It's a no-brainer with no limits of use!!
freegabmail.com is the easiest way to communicate with people on a zillion levels without the threat that the recipient won't have the software to view it.
Oh, and here's another way I use it...take note...for protecting my child on the internet!! That's right, she cannot email or IM or chat with anyone unless they have sent ME a GabMail so I can see and hear who is contacting my daughter. I will add them to her safe list if they are known or okay new friends; and I will add them to the blocked list if they are not. Oh, and if a "good" friend goes "bad" I will have a link to a video ID of them to hand over to the authorities to nip it in the bud!
So, sounds like you need to explore the uses of this service and the possibilities of where it can go from here before you knock it.
I have been using this free service for creating messages to my friends and family and have used it to have a few threaded business discussions with my co-workers. I have posted the links in emails, but have also placed them in blogs and on my webpages. It's a no-brainer with no limits of use!!
freegabmail.com is the easiest way to communicate with people on a zillion levels without the threat that the recipient won't have the software to view it.
Oh, and here's another way I use it...take note...for protecting my child on the internet!! That's right, she cannot email or IM or chat with anyone unless they have sent ME a GabMail so I can see and hear who is contacting my daughter. I will add them to her safe list if they are known or okay new friends; and I will add them to the blocked list if they are not. Oh, and if a "good" friend goes "bad" I will have a link to a video ID of them to hand over to the authorities to nip it in the bud!
So, sounds like you need to explore the uses of this service and the possibilities of where it can go from here before you knock it.
2 years ago
in A Response to Sen. Lieberman’s Online Child Protection Manifesto on The Technology Liberation Front
I agree with the issues of "leading a horse to water..." as a major stumbling block to making the internet safer for our children. A big part of this problem is that parents don't have a "lot of time" anymore to supervise what their children are doing. Setting up blocks and parent controls take time, and many times, you just don't know WHO to block--especially when it comes to instant messages and email. Now if there is a quick, easy, and efficient way to verify who your child is talking to and a way to stop that person if they're bad, then it should be more incentive for parents to do it.
For instance, when my daughter wants to start talking with someone online, either IM or via email, I want to be sure they are who they say they are BEFORE she begins. So, besides the parental block on the email server (where only people on her address list are allowed to message her) I have that person send me a GabMail. In case you've never heard of it, go to freegabmail.com to see for yourself how easy it is and how it works. This doesn't cost me or the sender any money and barely any time to establish that they are a valid and innocuous individual who can talk to my child. They record a brief video and send it to MY email address. If I think they are okay, I can then add that person's email address to my daughter's address list and they can chat, email etc. to their heart's content. If NOT, then I add them to her BLOCKED sender address lists in internet settings. Being consistent with this, I can control who she's in contact with and greatly reduce the chance that she'll be exposed to unwanted content from strangers. Oh, and as I have a link to their video in my email, if they step out of line I have a video of them to hand over to the authorities too!
It's all in the tools we use and the supervision we need to provide.
For instance, when my daughter wants to start talking with someone online, either IM or via email, I want to be sure they are who they say they are BEFORE she begins. So, besides the parental block on the email server (where only people on her address list are allowed to message her) I have that person send me a GabMail. In case you've never heard of it, go to freegabmail.com to see for yourself how easy it is and how it works. This doesn't cost me or the sender any money and barely any time to establish that they are a valid and innocuous individual who can talk to my child. They record a brief video and send it to MY email address. If I think they are okay, I can then add that person's email address to my daughter's address list and they can chat, email etc. to their heart's content. If NOT, then I add them to her BLOCKED sender address lists in internet settings. Being consistent with this, I can control who she's in contact with and greatly reduce the chance that she'll be exposed to unwanted content from strangers. Oh, and as I have a link to their video in my email, if they step out of line I have a video of them to hand over to the authorities too!
It's all in the tools we use and the supervision we need to provide.
