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Re: Google Inbox

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Post by smallegan »

gk1 wrote: post #52
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…

The video actually caused me to laugh from how cliche it is: A racially diverse group of 20-somethings doing "active" things like skateboarding and running on the beach.

It is one step away from a feminine hygiene ad.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by rip747 »

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'm with you. currently i have 3 emails in my inbox. the rest are archived. Like 85% of the population, my inbox is a todo list not a social engagement.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by talleyrand »

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…

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by Mithaldu »

gibrown wrote: post #54
spindritf wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I practice inbox 0 Yeah. And with a few (well, 119) filters, it's actually pretty rare that an e-mail hits my inbox. Rare enough to have notifications on my phone enabled.

The fact that you had to configure and maintain 119 filters is the indication that email is broken IMO.

With the right software (Opera Mail) filters learn from what you drag into them and out of them. So there's no maintenance necessary to speak of.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by Chris911 »

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…

Exact same flow here.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by Siecje »

> You can even teach Inbox to adapt to the way you work by choosing which emails you’d like to see grouped together.

Finally!

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by pradn »

yen223 wrote: post #61
gk1 wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The video actually caused me to laugh from how cliche it is: A racially diverse group of 20-somethings doing "active" things like skateboarding and running on the beach.

And a bit of email on the side.

I think I can guarantee that none of them are using email to talk to their friends. Snapchat and FB messenger are much more popular among my friend group.

I only use email if I know someone doesn't use or check Facebook very often.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by pradn »

caffeineninja wrote: post #4

This looks very much like Mailbox, in particular the swipe left and right to archive/snooze a message.

I don't get more than maybe 10 emails a day on my personal account. Mailbox makes it fun to take care of them. I don't see myself needing anything more complex.

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by astrocat »

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 exactly this as well. Some things need the user to spend time organizing them because search can't operate on it well (i.e. photos), but email is not one of those things. 99.99% of the time email search gets me what I'm looking for in a mater of seconds. Spending time organizing emails is going to be a complete waste of time for the vast majority of people.

This is also the reason I've never been able to use any 3rd party email clients and rely solely on gmail in the browser. Search is so much faster/better when done directly in gmail.

I'm curious to try Inbox and see if it provides a useful added layer of aggregation of messages above and beyond the current "conversations."

Re: Google Inbox

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Post by IvyMike »

taeric wrote: post #33
scrollaway wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you serious? Are you saying Google, which has revolutionized webmail and is one of the largest and most popular email providers, doesn't "get" email?

Oddly, I agree. GMail is nice, but every time they try and remake email they completely mess up. Remember, Wave was supposed to be the next email, as well. Heck, they even had some odd push to get me to "plus" messages to people instead of emailing them. And really, I can't remember any feature that pulled me to gmail other than a) free, b) lots of space, and c) google's name. The non-threaded messages was actually s…

> I can't remember any feature that pulled me to gmail [...]

Their anti-spam was stunningly better than all the existing web-based providers.

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