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Gmail Labs Lets Users Experiment With 13 New Features

Posted by timothy on from the tidying-up-the-chat-window-is-nice dept.

D Ninja writes "Yesterday, Google released Gmail Labs, which allows Gmail developers to decide what to include in the next feature releases of Gmail based on user feedback. As ZDNet has pointed out, essentially users are guinea pigs for these new features. Participants will vote on their favorite new features, and the ones that are voted the highest will stick around and the ones that are least popular will disappear." Reader physman_wiu points out an article at the BBC about the experiments on offer, writing: "Some of the features are really nice — like the option to use additional star icons, mouse gestures, and custom keyboard shortcuts. Others ... well, let's just say Old Snakey made it in."

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  1. Oh, BBC, you make it so easy. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Others ... well, let's just say Old Snakey made it in. That's what she said.
  2. Re:old snakey by FurtiveGlancer · · Score: 2, Funny

    So now you expect /.ers to RTFA? When did this start? Next, you'll want us to spell out our acronyms FTW.

    I, for one, do not welcome our new mandatory "RTFA before posting" overlords. :b
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  3. Re:Non-English? by squidinkcalligraphy · · Score: 1, Funny

    seems to work fine in ie3

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  4. Re:Signature tweaks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Does this imply that you top-post.

    Bad boy, bad boy :-P