Detailed Product Manager of Google Beta Logo
Gmail Labs over the past year continued expansion in the inbox, tomorrow, that is, April 1, Google will celebrate the anniversary of 5. Google Gmail is the company’s technical staff 20% time for the success of development, the current mail system of the global total number of about 1.5 million users, it has all of the web mail functionality and personal customization settings. Friday at Gmail anniversary, Jackson talked about the Gmail of Many Lives, Many Masters, Gmail Labs has been accused of the current situation and the test (Beta) and other signs.
Gmail’s Many Lives, Many Masters
Jackson job at Google for five years, the last two years working at Gmail. Gmail even though the “essential users” in the popular, but Jackson said, Gmail users to the growth rate is accelerating. Jackson said that in fact “the use of the product, mostly from outside the United States market.” Therefore, Google is Gmail support all 50 languages in simultaneous introduction of new features added.
When asked about the department in the Gmail experience milestone events, Jackson said, Gmail Chat is “I remember one of the most important function.” Jackson witnessed the chat function built-in e-mail client formed a powerful advantage, one of including e-mail and chat each other chimeric. In addition, Jackson believes that Gmail has recently launched a video chat function of the system is a major event in the history of the development. He said, Gmail has become a complete communications services is a natural development.
Status of Gmail Labs
Gmail Labs was released nine months ago, designed to provide users important new ideas out. Jackson explained, “When Gmail is still very small, it is easy to launch a new experimental feature, we do not have to consider supporting a large user base.” But now, Gmail’s user base is so huge, so Jackson’s team required a new ways to enhance the function of Gmail to make it survive in the forward position in today’s communications. The Google Gmail Labs is a magic weapon.
In June 2008 with the launch of Gmail Labs features 13. Currently, Gmail Labs has more than 40 features, including links to the letter preview YouTube, Picasa, Yelp and Flickr content, mail goggles and web pages of the “Snake” game. Jackson said, “each of us to launch a new feature in two weeks.” Gmail Labs is a place to experiment, it features the introduction of the experimental never been canceled, do not become a formal function, but Jackson said his team is plan one of the recent changes to some of the features.
Jackson is not on whether Gmail Labs will cancel some of the features and comment, but he has also listed a number of the functions of the feedback received, including Offline Gmail, Tasks, Undo Send, SMS in Chat, Calendar and Docs tools and Pictures in Chat.
Before a user would like to know whether Google has plans to open Gmail Labs, for example, allows users to write their own functions. However, Jackson denied the claims, but reiterated that his team will listen to all aspects of mind, he said, “We listened to feedback from all sides, including the Forum Posts, feedback form and so on.” In addition, he disclosed that he The team’s “decision-making process is at the management team and engineers between the organic component.”
Has been accused of testing (Beta) logo
Even though Gmail has been the fifth anniversary, but it is still a test product. Sign test was also flying under the Gmail logo, it has also become the target of public criticism in recent years. Google is considered the “test” terminology to the public on the current Internet, it has become the standard in innovative products, even if the products are a sophisticated tests will be put up this sign.
Lot of people think, Gmail is a mature, solid product, there is no need to test again on the banner. In response, Jackson explained, “treated like all other Google products, our requirements for this product is very high. We have not yet ready to abandon the test, because we are still some things to do, once we achieve higher request, we will abandon the test. ”
Gmail look like Google products forgotten corner of the world. But Jackson said that any use of the product of individual users, and even enterprise users, Gmail is fairly stable, but should not decide to erase the signs of the key test lies in the fact that his team has not yet reached Gmail think part of the internal standard ( precise, should be the demands of the users).
What Jackson is not on specific standards or functions were not available to comment, but he said that the mobile web, POP and IMAP services are Gmail an important indicator of maturity. Finally, Jackson said, “If we erase the mark test, we really have to change it? Our speed will be the same as previous to the introduction of new features, there is also probably even faster.”
From Jackson’s remarks, I realized that Google about the true meaning of the test, that is, Jackson said the software “will never be completed” is.
Gmail’s future
In his speech, Jackson did not directly explain the future of Gmail, but he said there is the possible introduction of user-oriented version of the all the talk from Jackson, we can foresee that Gmail will gradually innovation, steady development. Google clearly has a significant user base, which Jackson described as “the next two years on behalf of all users.” It is conceivable, Gmail Labs will the new features for more testing, as well as the development of its own Gmail so as to continuously promote the e-mail and the latest developments in contemporary communication.
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