[jeandenis]

I actually tried these guys out earlier this year when the main product was a full email-client, but just couldn't make myself move away from gmail. But so far, I am finding myself really liking the new gmail plugin/toolbar. It's recognized about maybe two dozen brands. Will definitely give it a whirl for a few more days.

But I do agree that it would be great if it also worked for personal email contacts + some form of analytics/gamification. And I also wish it allowed me to group brands together (e.g., so that I can read the various sales newsletters I get once a week in a fire-and-forget kind of way as opposed to having them crowd out my inbox).

I do think that there's a ton of room for innovation in the email client. It makes me sad how slow gmail has gotten over time, and I do think there's a ton of room for more automation, assistance, auto-categorization, etc.