By this time, maybe all of you got a mail from Google. It says - Gmail Update: Reach More People you Know. Basically
this is a new feature added to Gmail. And with this feature, Google+
and Gmail get closer. Now you can contact those people who are already
in your circles even you don't know your their email addresses!
What you Need?
You
should be a Google+ user with some circles. And of course you must have
some people in your circles. If you haven't created your circles and
added some friends then visit Google+ to get some . . .
And if you wanna use this new feature, make sure you're using Gmail in Standard View.
Basic HTML version of Gmail will not have this feature. If you're using
basic HTML view, then you will find the Standard View option just at
the bottom of the screen. Or at the top, just left to your email
address. Once you click on the Standard View option, your Gmail will
reload.
Note: Standard view can't be used properly, if your net connection is too bad.
About the Update - Reach More People you Know
Do
you want to email someone you know, but haven't shared emails addresses
yet? This update of Gmail makes your task easier! While composing a new
message, Gmail will suggest your Google+ connections as recipients,
even if you haven't exchanged your emails addresses.(Gmail should be loaded in Standard View)
How it Works?
As you know the privacy issue is related with this feature, emailing Google+ connections works little bit differently.
If
you wanna send message to someone you know, but don't know his email,
simply type his name. Gmail will show his name in your to box. Then you
can send email. Just see the image below:
Your
email address will be kept invisible to your connections until you send
then an email. And their email addresses will also be invisible until
they respond. Those of you're using the Google Talk or Gmail Chat
option, should understand the process. You can chat with your circles
without knowing their emails. And from now, you can send message without
knowing someone's email.
Receiving Emails from People Outside Your Circles
If
someone outside your cricles sends you message, this email will be
filtered into the Social Category of your inbox. And if you wanna start
conversation with them, you can simply respond to that email or add him
to a circle.
Control Who can Contact You
This
new feature makes communicaiton more convenient. But some people may
find this boring. Specially who receives too much emails everyday. Okay
nothing to worry about. You can easily control who can contact you.
- Open Gmail in Standard View.
- Click on the Gear from upper right corner.
- Go to Settings.
- Scroll down to the Email Via Google+ sections from the General tab.
- Hit on the Drop Down menu and choose any of them: Anyone on the Google+,Extended Circles, Circles, No One.
- When you're done, hit on the Save Changes from the bottom of the page.
Critical Analysis
If you've regular interactions with social sites like Google+, Twitter or Facebook, you must understand, why Google brings this update!
Facebook
was about to take over the control of internet by introducing itself as
social site. Though Google was somewhat late, but they also introduced
Google+ few years later. And Google is trying to cover the mistake
through Google+.
But
Google+ has not as many active users as Gmail. After this update, there
will be a deep relation between Google+ and Gmail. Certainly this will
give a boost to Google+. The number of active Google+ users will be
increased. Google will be able to say, people are moving to Google+!
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