I too hate hate hate that Google killed Inbox. It was amazing once you invested the very small amount of time to adjust the system. I soon realized it was saving me an immense amount of time every day, simply on dealing with "awareness" emails alone (i.e. promotions or updates). I miss that sweep feature so much.
Like Google Reader, which was killed with almost no apparent thought by leadership (seriously, I remember the TGIF). I use this as a point of demarcation that ushered in the era of using algorithms and social media to tell you what content you should see — this, as opposed to serving you the content you explicitly asked to receive.
I haven't thought about Google Reader in so long. A "point of demarcation" seems an apt way to describe the before-and-after of Inbox/Reader. I really miss being able to be more intentional about the content I consume.
I too hate hate hate that Google killed Inbox. It was amazing once you invested the very small amount of time to adjust the system. I soon realized it was saving me an immense amount of time every day, simply on dealing with "awareness" emails alone (i.e. promotions or updates). I miss that sweep feature so much.
Like Google Reader, which was killed with almost no apparent thought by leadership (seriously, I remember the TGIF). I use this as a point of demarcation that ushered in the era of using algorithms and social media to tell you what content you should see — this, as opposed to serving you the content you explicitly asked to receive.
I haven't thought about Google Reader in so long. A "point of demarcation" seems an apt way to describe the before-and-after of Inbox/Reader. I really miss being able to be more intentional about the content I consume.