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I'm not sure what this 'inbox' does, but from judging from the video it's about a bunch of twenty-something hipsters from California high-fiving each other.

by inoop 12y ago

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aqzman 12y ago
Serious question: Did you read the article, or did you just watch the video? Reading the article along with watching the video made it perfectly clear to me what this product is doing, despite the fluff in the video.
- StevePerkins 12y ago
  I read the original link, and watched the video on that page, and had pretty much the same reaction as the parent commenter. If this service is perfectly clear to you, then please elaborate for the rest of us. It appears to be sorting and arranging various bits of data. The examples shown include messages, and a flight reservation. What all kinds of data bits DO integrate? Does this read my email (or replace it)? Does this read (or replace) the news feeds of my social networking accounts? Where did it get that flight itinerary? Why is everyone in this video talking a selfie every two seconds, is Inbox sharing or managing photos for you? I think this supposed to be an improved version of Google Keep, perhaps with some hooks into Gmail and your phone's camera. But all I have to go by is a few paragraph of fluff, and a 60-second video of young people staring down at their phones. Feel free to fill in the blanks, if you picked up some more solid information that we're missing.
  - untog 12y ago
    Why, it's almost like the launch of any app, ever. Plenty of sites have more detail: http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/22/7041227/google-inbox-hands-on-this-feels-like-the-future-of-email http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/22/7041227/google-inbox-hand...
  - gknoy 12y ago
    The landing page for inbox.google.com, if you scroll down slowly as you read it, seemed to explain it very well, and showcased example workflows. The video didn't convert me, but the website did.
    - jmgrosen 12y ago
      Are you kidding, or are you seeing a different page than me? Literally all the page has for me is an "Inbox by Gmail" logo on top and some text below for "Already have an invitation?" and "Need an invitation?". No information whatsoever.
      - zevyoura 12y ago
        I believe they typed the wrong URL; probably meant this page: http://www.google.com/inbox/ http://www.google.com/inbox/
Dirlewanger 12y ago
You could sum up the post dot-com startup craze with "a bunch of twenty-something hipsters from California high-fiving each other". Nothing more than an unparalleled amount of resources thrown at solving first world problems that millenials have.
- thedaveoflife 12y ago
  Yes because as we all know email is exclusively the domain of the young, idle Bourgeoisie
  - rakoo 12y ago
    Well, that's who Inbox is targeted to with the given video, at least.
    - mytochar 12y ago
      That's who you target first, to spread it toward people who aren't so technically inclined. iPhone wasn't for moms at first, and now many don't know what they'd do without it
- tsunamifury 12y ago
  Your absolutely right. The last 14 years of iPhones, Google Search, Gmail, Maps, Facebook, Social Networking, the very site you are using right now... can all be summed up by "a bunch of twenty-something hipsters from California high-fiving each other."
cmstoken 12y ago
Lovely description. Now I know what Inbox is. Can wait to get my hands on it!
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kubiiii 12y ago
With vocal fry dressing.
stfu 12y ago
Same here. It seems that GMail wants now to "friendfeed" my mailbox. I don't know what that whole "overwhelmed by email" issue is all about. If you are getting 100+ emails a day and believe these are all relevant for you, you either work as some sort of a customers service rep or there is something wrong with your life/priorities.
- corin_ 12y ago
  Relevant doesn't necessarily mean requires actions. I average around 100-150 relevant work emails on a typical day (can also be 20), and plenty of them are ones that I only need to glance at for 5 seconds - some that I don't even need to read but need in my inbox for potentially looking up later. I work in marketing for PC hardware, so very different sort of workflow to coding.
- tspike 12y ago
  This is exactly what they want to do. Ads embedded in streams/feeds have proven to be the most profitable monetization strategy on mobile, and Google's missing the party on that one. It's an attempt to take one of their powerful, existing products and turn it into a mobile feed.
Istof 12y ago
They make it "cloudy" on purpose since that's what it's all about according to them, the cloud.
nagarjun 12y ago
Gosh! You're so right. The first thing I thought of when I saw the video was the same thing. Show me what the app does Google!
MrBuddyCasino 12y ago
I think we just witnessed the first corporate pseudo-cool advertisement from Google. You know, when BigCorp tries to cater to the young and hip, thats the kind of video they produce. Crank it up a notch, and you're in the uncanny Samsung Valley. I, for one, am looking forward to the Poochie rap!

I'm not sure what this 'inbox' does, but from judging from the video it's about a bunch of twenty-something hipsters from California high-fiving each other.

by inoop 12y ago

I'm not sure what this 'inbox' does, but from judging from the video it's about a bunch of twenty-something hipsters from California high-fiving each other.

deleted 12y ago

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aqzman 12y ago

Serious question: Did you read the article, or did you just watch the video? Reading the article along with watching the video made it perfectly clear to me what this product is doing, despite the fluff in the video.

StevePerkins 12y ago
I read the original link, and watched the video on that page, and had pretty much the same reaction as the parent commenter. If this service is perfectly clear to you, then please elaborate for the rest of us. It appears to be sorting and arranging various bits of data. The examples shown include messages, and a flight reservation. What all kinds of data bits DO integrate? Does this read my email (or replace it)? Does this read (or replace) the news feeds of my social networking accounts? Where did it get that flight itinerary? Why is everyone in this video talking a selfie every two seconds, is Inbox sharing or managing photos for you? I think this supposed to be an improved version of Google Keep, perhaps with some hooks into Gmail and your phone's camera. But all I have to go by is a few paragraph of fluff, and a 60-second video of young people staring down at their phones. Feel free to fill in the blanks, if you picked up some more solid information that we're missing.
- untog 12y ago
  Why, it's almost like the launch of any app, ever. Plenty of sites have more detail: http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/22/7041227/google-inbox-hands-on-this-feels-like-the-future-of-email http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/22/7041227/google-inbox-hand...
- gknoy 12y ago
  The landing page for inbox.google.com, if you scroll down slowly as you read it, seemed to explain it very well, and showcased example workflows. The video didn't convert me, but the website did.
  - jmgrosen 12y ago
    Are you kidding, or are you seeing a different page than me? Literally all the page has for me is an "Inbox by Gmail" logo on top and some text below for "Already have an invitation?" and "Need an invitation?". No information whatsoever.
    - zevyoura 12y ago
      I believe they typed the wrong URL; probably meant this page: http://www.google.com/inbox/ http://www.google.com/inbox/

Dirlewanger 12y ago

You could sum up the post dot-com startup craze with "a bunch of twenty-something hipsters from California high-fiving each other". Nothing more than an unparalleled amount of resources thrown at solving first world problems that millenials have.

thedaveoflife 12y ago
Yes because as we all know email is exclusively the domain of the young, idle Bourgeoisie
- rakoo 12y ago
  Well, that's who Inbox is targeted to with the given video, at least.
  - mytochar 12y ago
    That's who you target first, to spread it toward people who aren't so technically inclined. iPhone wasn't for moms at first, and now many don't know what they'd do without it
tsunamifury 12y ago
Your absolutely right. The last 14 years of iPhones, Google Search, Gmail, Maps, Facebook, Social Networking, the very site you are using right now... can all be summed up by "a bunch of twenty-something hipsters from California high-fiving each other."

cmstoken 12y ago

Lovely description. Now I know what Inbox is. Can wait to get my hands on it!

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kubiiii 12y ago

With vocal fry dressing.

stfu 12y ago

Same here. It seems that GMail wants now to "friendfeed" my mailbox. I don't know what that whole "overwhelmed by email" issue is all about. If you are getting 100+ emails a day and believe these are all relevant for you, you either work as some sort of a customers service rep or there is something wrong with your life/priorities.

corin_ 12y ago
Relevant doesn't necessarily mean requires actions. I average around 100-150 relevant work emails on a typical day (can also be 20), and plenty of them are ones that I only need to glance at for 5 seconds - some that I don't even need to read but need in my inbox for potentially looking up later. I work in marketing for PC hardware, so very different sort of workflow to coding.
tspike 12y ago
This is exactly what they want to do. Ads embedded in streams/feeds have proven to be the most profitable monetization strategy on mobile, and Google's missing the party on that one. It's an attempt to take one of their powerful, existing products and turn it into a mobile feed.

Istof 12y ago

They make it "cloudy" on purpose since that's what it's all about according to them, the cloud.

nagarjun 12y ago

Gosh! You're so right. The first thing I thought of when I saw the video was the same thing. Show me what the app does Google!

MrBuddyCasino 12y ago

I think we just witnessed the first corporate pseudo-cool advertisement from Google. You know, when BigCorp tries to cater to the young and hip, thats the kind of video they produce. Crank it up a notch, and you're in the uncanny Samsung Valley. I, for one, am looking forward to the Poochie rap!