My Gmail Account

I'm very excited about all the new features on Gmail, even if a lot of them are lab creations, and not official company releases. Actually, maybe lab creations are even better ... less committment means more ridiculous innovation, right? (Remember how a lot of news agencies featured the news that Gmail had a feature available that would prompt you to do some math before sending a message, in case you were drunk off your bum and would later regret sending the email? When that news broke I just thought, "What if people can't even do the math while they're sober!?!" - not me, of course. My math skills will rock your socks.)

My point being: if you're not on Gmail, what are you waiting for?

A few tips from an email whore on keeping your account good and wholesome:

1. Do not give out your password. to anyone. Ever. I'm talking George Costanza, "I'm not giving my fiance my pin" type of situation. Just don't do it.
2. But it's fine if you do in case of emergency, remember to change your password often.
3. Make sure the password is NOT, for example, "gmail1234" or "[your name][year of your birth]."Get creative!
   
4. Labels are your friend. Use them. Color-code things. Folders are a thing of the past, because sometimes an email will be about an "order" I placed, but it also pertains to "photography" - why should I have to choose which folder to put it in when I can label it as both?

Here's what my Gmail account looks like right now. I'm truly curious what others' look like, so I thought if I shared, you'd share! So ... share!