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October 7, 2008
Gmail Offers Extra Level of Protection for Late Night and Weekend Emails
Ok, this is isn't search related, but it's too much fun not to cover. Gmail has released another Labs feature. This one is called Mail Goggles and it's intended to help you avoid sending those late night or weekend emails that you'll regret later.
When the feature is enabled, you have to answer simple math problems before an email will send during those most vulnerable emails-I-will-later-regret times.
Of course, if you're having a perfectly sane moment but math isn't your strong suit, you'll need to break out your trusty calculator (or enter that math problem into Google search).
But at least now there's technology that has your back in those weak moments.
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Posted by Nathania Johnson at October 7, 2008 8:38 AM
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I am lovin' this Nathania - it is hilarious. Probably a great idea for those alcohol induced moments of weakness. Nice of Google to come up with something to spare our blushes.
Posted by: Lorraine at October 8, 2008 4:52 AM
This is amazing! No one has ever thought about this before, neither web-based email providers nor email clients. These smaller things definitely make gmail stand out of the competition.
Posted by: Arbet at October 9, 2008 8:19 AM
