Gmail Priority Inbox

2010-09-01


Some gmail users might find there is a new menu item on the right top in your gmail account (Yes, only part of gmail user can see this new menu since it is still on beta stage).

Related News: Gmail 'Priority Inbox' aims to set aside bologna

```Google announced on Monday night a new Gmail feature in beta called Priority Inbox, which sorts incoming e-mail into three sections: "important and unread," "starred," and "everything else."```

```In a post on the official Gmail blog, Google software engineer Doug Aberdeen said the feature targets e-mail that isn't outright spam "but isn't very important." It separates the important stuff from the "bologna," or "bacn," he said.```

Gmail users don't need to set up rules to accomplish the sorting. The feature takes its cues from things like who a Gmail user e-mails the most and which messages are open and replied to rather than being skipped over.


```"As you use Gmail, it will get better at categorizing messages for you," Aberdeen wrote. "You can help it get better by clicking the (plus or minus) buttons at the top of the in-box to correctly mark a conversation as important or not important."```

Priority Inbox is scheduled to be rolled out to all Gmail users over the next week or so. Users just have to look for the "New! Priority Inbox" link in the top right corner of their Gmail account.


```The feature is getting good reviews from those who have taken some early test drives.```

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-20015138-2.html#ixzz0yHwPig32

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