Google

Today Google has disabled my gmail account, my calendar and my You Tube account. All 3 are under separate names. But they must all be linked somehow to my gmail account. They wanted to send me a text message or a voice mail with an authorization number which did not work. They said to click a link to request more information. This is the account that I get all my work and unemployment information. My calendar is the calendar I use for just about everything. Youtube is not a big deal but it is just a hassle. Am waiting for more information from them, but wondering if anyone heard anything here.

Holly, nothing has happened to my gmail, as of yet, anyway. I've had the gmail account for a long time, probably 5 - 7 years. I did a google on your problem and came up with the following - hope it helps:

Your account has probably been hacked.

The instructions to solve your isssue are in these two links:

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=6567

For support

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=46346

Here's something else about youtube and gmail and using copyright material (videos that you didn't film yourself but used other people's work that might relate to your problem):

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/youtube/thread?tid=7973196fdd6ef503&hl=en

I finally got a text message last night that had a code that worked. It now has my google and you tube accounts linked. I would have abandoned the account but ti has all my work stuff for my Demonstration job on it. Will have to look at getting that changed.

Alright I understand about the copyright stuff, but was told when I did it that I just had to credit it in the video somewhere where I got the images and who the song was by. I deleted all but the one I have to leave posted yet. Will have to research where to access music that I am allowed to use in a video.

Thanks for your help.

Ok I got hacked. There were a couple strange emails that went out to my "friends list". Most of my friends list on Google are not returnable addresses so hopefully no one opened them.