If You’re Not Using Gmail, You Suck
Google introduced Gmail back in 2004 and it has changed the way people use email. Gmail offers more space, a new way of following conversations, filters and many other little features that make it a great experience. You may not use it if you have had an older Hotmail or Yahoo account and you just didn’t want to deal with the stress of switching. No longer is that an excuse. For all new Gmail accounts created (existing accounts are slowly being enabled for this feature), there is an option to import your contacts and email from AOL, Hotmail and Yahoo.

After creating a new Gmail account, you’ll be presented with the option to import your contacts and email from an old account. It will even let you continue importing email for the next 30 days while you tell your contacts you’ve finally made the switch.
If you’re already using Gmail and trying to convince anybody to make the switch, it should be fairly easy to do so now.