Yup. If google can clear you promotions tab out of stuff you don't care about, it makes the ads they place there more valuable. Many people, it seems, haven't

Yup. If google can clear you promotions tab out of stuff you don't care about, it makes the ads they place there more valuable. Many people, it seems, haven't noticed that google is now placing ads in your "promotions" tab that look just like email: http://www.thewire.com/technology/2013/07/theres-easy-way-escape-gmails-terrible-new-email-ads/67445/ http://www.thewire.com/technology/2013/07/theres-easy-way-es...