新版Gmail最受关注的三大新功能

    美国用户使用最多的电子邮件非Gmail莫属，而这项服务即将为大家带来更出色的体验。

    接下来几周，谷歌（Google）将推出新版Gmail，其中许多微调应该会得到用户赞许。自2004年发布以来，Gmail已成为谷歌在核心业务搜索和广告之外最成功的产品之一。

    这些年来，不少权威人士都表态，电子邮件即将退出历史舞台，而Gmail的蓬勃发展却证明，这项服务依然宝刀不老。去年夏天，谷歌宣布Gmail的全球活跃用户数已达4.25亿，比半年前增加了7,500万。独立数字广告商Quantcast是一家流量分析公司。它表示，从这几年的数据看，Gmail的用户数仍在稳定增长，仅在美国市场，它每月的活跃用户数就高达1,400万。以下是Gmail即将推出的三项新功能。

标签栏

    这个功能对于那些已经将邮件分好类、存放在文件夹里的高级用户而言算不上新鲜，不过对于新手，新的标签功能能更好地分类邮件，让大家不再那么焦头烂额。邮件将归为五类——其中包括主要（来自亲朋好友的邮件）、社交（来自社交网络的邮件）、更新（类似收据、提醒等邮件），这些标签都将置于收件箱顶部。当然，用户也能按照喜好定制分类。

自动分类

    新功能最大的好处是，无需用户亲自动手。谷歌的算法将分析过滤邮件，非常智能地给邮件打上不同的标签。随着用户持续使用，Gmail能自我学习，更好地分类和过滤掉令人生厌的垃圾邮件。

不喜欢？随时可以退出

    喜欢尝鲜的早期使用者等不及谷歌的官方更新了？你可以提前体验一把新功能，请点击Gmail右上角的齿轮状按钮，然后选择“设置收件箱”。在这里你可以选择希望启用的标签，最后点保存。无论用户是提前使用还是静候官方更新，谷歌这次都做得很聪明。不喜欢？你随时可以回退到之前的版本。不过，还是让我们一起来欢迎这次升级吧，毕竟新标签还是不错的。（财富中文网）

    译者：项航

    One of the most widely used email clients in the U.S. is about to get (even) better.

    Over the next few weeks, Google (GOOG) will roll out a new Gmail inbox, with subtle tweaks many users ought to like. Launched in 2004, Gmail has become one of Google's most successful forays outside of its core search and advertising businesses.

    As pundits called for the death of email over the years time and time again, Gmail's steady user growth proved the messaging system was anything but dying. Last summer, Google announced the service had 425 million active users worldwide, up 75 million from six months prior. The independent digital advertising company Quantcast, which measures a website's audience, also shows consistent user growth over the years, with nearly 14 million monthly active users in the U.S. alone. Here are three welcome features Gmail users can expect.

Tabs

    Advanced users who already have their email sorted into folders might not find this feature novel, but for the rest of us, Gmail's new approach to sorting out messages could make our digital lives far less cluttered. Inboxes will now be split into five categories -- including Primary (messages from people you regularly contact), Social (messages from well, social networks), and Updates (think receipts and reminders) -- with labeled tabs up top. Users can also customize those tab categories to their liking.

Auto-sorting

    The best part about these new categories is that users won't have to change their behavior. Gmail's algorithms will organize their email for them, intelligently filtering out different types of messages into those different tabs. And as users continue to use it, Gmail will get better at sorting and filtering out all that obnoxious spam.

Don't like it? Opt out.

    Early adopters who can't wait for Google to introduce the new inbox approach can get a head start by heading to their settings, represented by the small cog icon in the upper-right hand corner, and clicking "Configure inbox." From there, it's just a matter of choosing which tabbed categories you'd like to appear, then pressing "Save." And whether users choose this shortcut or wait for the official upgrade, Google's playing it smart. Don't like it? Well, you can always revert back to the previous version, which well, let's face it, wasn't all that bad to start.