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Earlier this year, Google made a few small but value-added updates to Gmail. Now, in addition to Strikethrough, and Undo/Redo Gmail is rolling out Scheduled send.
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Gmail unleashes AMP for Email, making Gmail more interactive
We know the current drill: you get an email from a site with a call to action and a hyperlink. One click and you’re tossed into to a web browser, dropped onto the aforementioned requestor’s site, left to eventually navigate your way back to Gmail.
AMP for email is a markup language that enables developers to code interactivity into the body of the email.
For instance, a Bed-n-Breakfast site could send you offerings that you could filter and browse right from the body of the email message…
Or a coworker could sign and comment on a Google Doc, without leaving Gmail…
For more read the TechCrunch article, or visit the Amp for Email developer site.
Gmail Smart Reply Settings
Gmail announced that desktop users will soon be able to turn off Smart Reply, the slightly creepy way of using AI to suggest replies. Mobile users can already disable this option in their Gmail account settings).
The option to disable this feature, although welcome to many, may fall on deaf ears to others. It turns out Smart Reply is quite popular. According to the Wall Street Journal, Smart Reply is responsible for 10% of all Gmail responses.
To Turn Off/On Smart Reply
- in Gmail, click Settings.
- Select Gmail account (if you have multiple accounts you’ll need to repeat for each).
- Scroll down to Smart Reply and select/deselect as preferred.
Google ditches Inbox
Following the successful adoption of the new Gmail, Google has announced it will discontinue the not so great experiment, Inbox, by March of 2019.
The announcement marks a decision to reinvest their R&D efforts back into the existing platform.
Good riddance (of course I said the same thing to my CompuServe and AOL accounts, way back when)
For more, read: TC: Say goodbye to Inbox by Gmail
Cheers,
quincy
Related:
This GMail will self-destruct…
Among the new features coming to a gmail: Self‑destructing emails.
Unfortunately, this feature only works for new messages
(sorry, Dwayne).
Can’t wait to switch? Click the Settings Gear 
and Select Try the new Gmail
Cheers!
quincy
Related reading:
Unsend GMail
Experiencing an email Doh! moment? New feature in Gmail lets you undo SEND !
Can’t Wait for this new feature? Then don’t!
Click the Settings Gear and select Try the new Gmail
Cheers!
quincy
Related reading:
April Fools 2016
Today many of your favorite sites are April Fool‘n around.
For example, take Gmail’s MicDrop feature. It promises to give you the last word on your outgoing message.
I wish this feature did exist; it’d be a great way to silence those REPLY-TO-ALLers.
Update: Much like Orson Welles‘ radio broadcast of War of the Worlds this faux feature, was believed real. Citing a backlash of complaints, GMail quickly disabled this Aprils Fool’s joke
Past Tom Foolery has included Air BnB’s Bronze Era Rentals (pictured) complete with Trojan Horse, and Burger King’s left-handed sandwich wrapper.
This Year H&M is onboard with a Mark Zuckerberg line of clothing http://markforhm.com/
More faves and fails from 2016:
- Goggle: Lost Sock Search
- Google’s realBooks replaces eBooks
- Self Driving Bikes
- Duolingo’s Language pillow : learn language over night
Found one you want to share? Drop me a comment and I’ll add it to this post.
Cheers!
Ask Quincy 