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Google Launches Multiple Inboxes For GMail - Its Like Having Multiple Screens!

Google really seems to be in the groove. We've been covering a lot of Google stories in the last 2-3 days and here's another one.

From what it seems, Gmail is going for subtle and not so subtle changes. Every day another feature gets added through Google Labs. The subtle changes include vanishing of the search the web browser at the top and inclusion of a separate move to/labels tab.

Now Google Labs has introduced a new multiple inboxes feature and it's quite interesting.

It's creator introduces it in this blog post:

"I’m seriously into filters and labels. All the email I get related to Flash goes under my “flash” label, everything about paragliding goes under “flying,” and they all skip my inbox because that’s how I like to stay organized. But when new email arrives I have to switch to the “flash” label first, then click on “paragliding,” etc. I wanted a way to see it all at once."

To select this feature, head over to Google Labs section and enable Multiple Inboxes. And the end product? Here have a look for yourself.

You can obviously choose how many inboxes you want. To do the same go to settings and select the Multiple Inboxes tab (after you have enabled the feature). There is great personalisation. You can select the labels and even the number of posts you want to see so that you're screen isn't too cluttered. This is what it looks like

I think it's an awesome feature because its almost like having 2/3 screens at once as far as mail is concerned and makes it very convenient if you're using a lot of labels.

This feature was created by Octavian "Vivi" Costache in his 20% time that Google offers their employees. Do check the feature out and then discuss it in the comments section below.