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What the Heck are Mail Goggles?

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Posted by Christopher Stevenson

After several failed attempts at coming up with a clever introduction to this post, I give up. Here's what I want to share with you. Gmail's Mail Goggles.

Mail Goggles will help prevent you from sending those late-Friday-night, four-appletini e-mails to friends and colleagues. How? By making you solve a few simple math problems after you click <send> to make sure you're in the right state of mind.

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What I like about it:

  1. It's edgy without being offensive.
  2. It meets a need (kind of).
  3. It's funny. (By default, Mail Goggles only runs late nights on weekends, when you're most likely to need it.)
  4. It's bound to create buzz. (The the AP has already picked up the story.)

Will it really prevent you from sending long, rambling e-mails to your friends, loved ones, or rivals? No. Will it increase awareness of Gmail and it's benefits? I'm almost sure of it. 

Don't be afraid to be a little edgy.

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