Websites Collect GMail Invites For Soldiers

The Curmudgeony Librarian writes “From the Altruism Department: Whether you support the war or not, these men and women need our help. Far from home, they miss their families and loved ones. A simple message from home is priceless. While free email providers are an answer, many of the free services lack the account storage space to allow for pictures, movies, and sounds from home to be sent. GMail with its 1Gig of storage is a solution to this problem. Unfortunately GMail accounts are by invite only. To deal with this minor problem, two websites have been set up to allow you to send GMail invites to the troops: http://www.gmail4troops.com/ and http://www.gmailforthetroops.com/ . Check out these articles from Jennifer Laycock at searchengineguide.com and Wil Wheaton at wilwheaton.net for more information.”