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Re: Google Inbox

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Post by timfrietas » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 5:41 PM UTC

GuiA wrote: post #19

Congrats to Google on shipping! Side question: am I the only person fully satisfied by my email workflow? I practice inbox 0- if an email is in my inbox, it means something needs to be done about it (whether it's replying, filing a bug report, writing a patch, etc). Once it's done, it gets archived. I star the stuff that I'll need to refer to later, like tickets for a flight or concert. I then have a few server side…

I also use inbox zero, but it took me 15 years to get to that point. That's quite a learning curve, and not built into email at all--it's something you have to discover outside of Gmail or any other email client. Combine that with the fact that the most recent generation is using email less and less, and products built around email are bound to evolve in order to remain relevant.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by smacktoward » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 5:41 PM UTC

Rezo wrote: post #74

GuiA wrote: post #19

Congrats to Google on shipping! Side question: am I the only person fully satisfied by my email workflow? I practice inbox 0- if an email is in my inbox, it means something needs to be done about it (whether it's replying, filing a bug report, writing a patch, etc). Once it's done, it gets archived. I star the stuff that I'll need to refer to later, like tickets for a flight or concert. I then have a few server side…

I wouldn't say I have a problem with email as it is today, but I am the exact opposite of you; I never archive or organize any of my email (besides rules for labeling email lists and groups so they directly bypass my inbox). I appear to have 11,600+ emails in my Gmail inbox. If I need something, I just search for it. As the Gmail search is really, really, good, I can pretty much instantly bring up any thread. I there…

I do the same thing, only in Thunderbird over IMAP with around 27,000 messages. TB search is fast and accurate, and I keep track of emails that need immediate action by starring them and then un-starring them after the action is taken. Pretty straightforward.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by timetraveller » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 5:42 PM UTC

j_baker wrote: post #73

jaysonelliot wrote: post #25

Slightly off-topic, but can we talk about that video? I would love it if Google could just sell me on the idea of their products for once, instead of trying to sell me on a twentysomething Brooklyn lifestyle. When I get hit in the face with these cheap emotional ploys that feel like an early 2000s Microsoft Zune ad, I get distracted from the actual product being touted. My resistance goes up. Does this approach work…

Who are the majority of people who work for tech companies? Twenty-something people who live a Brooklyn lifestyle. Guess who the products are made for?

What

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by mankyd » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 5:42 PM UTC

cottonseed wrote: post #50

> designed to focus on what really matters So it has open and auditable secure end to end encryption?

Not exactly what you want, but there is at least this: https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/saferemail/

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by aroch » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 5:42 PM UTC

scrollaway wrote: post #58

aroch wrote: post #30

Is Inbox going to be broken on GApps accounts like Now is?

I want to know the reasoning behind this question. Do you think a Google employee is going to come in here and answer "yes! we'll break it hard!"? Do you think anyone here actually has the answer? Most don't even have access .

It's mostly just a hypothetical, I don't expect anyone to have the answer (Google won't even officially acknowledge that Now integration is broken in GApps).

It is mostly annoying that Google introduces new features that they apparently don't care about making work for their paying customers.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by nevir » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 5:43 PM UTC

deweller wrote: post #75

DannyBee wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's IOS, Android, and Web.

Do you have a source for this?

http://blogs.wsj.com/personal-technology/2014/10/22/new-gmai...

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by ProAm » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 5:44 PM UTC

MIT can't be thrilled with the name being taken (albeit it Inbox is so generic I dont see this brand becoming worth much)[1][2]

[1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7999814

[2]http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/07/mit-and-dropbox-alums-launc...

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by nazca » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 5:45 PM UTC

If you are using Google Apps Free edition, you're good to go.

If you pay for Google Apps, you get shafted. Nice.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by steven » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 5:46 PM UTC

When I got the demo on Monday, I was struck most by how Google Now technology was integrated. That's why I called my piece (on Medium/Backchannel) "Inbox, the app child of Gmail and Google Now." Now that I have the app, I'm enjoying it. Very clean.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by volandovengo » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 5:46 PM UTC

I'd love to see the data behind why this justified a team of 100+ people making more than 100,000 per year to re-invent email.

Does the typical email user have an inbox which is half empty? Do users just read email that seems exciting? Do users want to just glance at their email periodically?