
<p>Gmail, Yahoo!, Outlook and AOL: four email providers with four different personalities. If you use one of these providers, chances are that you'll share some personality traits with other users of the same service. So, what does your email provider say about you?Four email services, four typical users</p><p>Sometimes you'll see an @yahoo.com email address and, without having met the person, will assume that they're really into weather forecasts. If you see an @outlook.com address, you already know they're a Windows fan. These may be stereotypes, yes, but some stereotypes are based on fact; certain email accounts seem to have more of one type of user over another. Basically, it's a combination of statistics and taste.</p><p>With the help of our identity reconstruction team, we've created four identities for four typical users: Gmail, Yahoo!, Outlook (Hotmail) and AOL. Because this exercise is purely for entertainment purposes, you many not exactly fit the profile, but it can give you some insight into the target market of each service.Gmail: Maurice, the customization geek</p><p>Forty-three windows in three Chrome tabs, and Gmail is one of them. It's appearance couldn't be more complex; its owner, Maurice, has organized all of his mail with colored labels. He likes having his digital life under control: "I have over fifty rules to filter mail," he says proudly, while adjusting his Google Glass. Hung on the wall, there's a framed slogan: "If you can't customize it, it's not worth it".</p><p><a href="http://features.en.softonic.com/gmail-yahoo-outlook-and-aol-what-does-your-email-provider-say-about-you">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-introduces-online-tool-for-gmail-switchers-7000024190/">Microsoft introduces online tool for Gmail switchers</a> (ZDNet)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dWH809v_-RlTVoMH6EaNo9tOAiycM&ned=us">58 additional articles.</a></p>