Gmail just got more reactive. Google is bringing emoji reactions to its email service, allowing users to add personality to their messages. Reactions Google is bringing emoji reactions like a thumbs up, party popper and a laughing face to Gmail.
I thought it would be obvious because of the article headline, but email reactions. It’s undeniable that emoji are useful for communication, I’m just not convinced that this particular interaction with an email is anything that anyone asked for or needs.
The only use case I can imagine would be for school/work accounts, but this feature isn’t supported for those types of accounts yet. I’d assume that’s because it’s not yet integrated into the Office 365 platform.
The question remains: who outside of a corporate environment needs this? Maybe large families who communicate through chain emails? I honestly don’t know anyone who uses email to have group chats anymore, but I suppose those people must exist. Just seems like it would be a small number.
Are you talking generally about emoji reactions or just when it comes to email?
I would think just email. Who uses email for anything other than formal communication anymore where it would be inappropriate to use emoji reactions?
Reactions are fine for casual messaging, but email just isn’t that kind of social platform.
I assume it’s to cut down on wasted space from “thumbs up” and “Okay” emails.
I thought it would be obvious because of the article headline, but email reactions. It’s undeniable that emoji are useful for communication, I’m just not convinced that this particular interaction with an email is anything that anyone asked for or needs.
The only use case I can imagine would be for school/work accounts, but this feature isn’t supported for those types of accounts yet. I’d assume that’s because it’s not yet integrated into the Office 365 platform.
The question remains: who outside of a corporate environment needs this? Maybe large families who communicate through chain emails? I honestly don’t know anyone who uses email to have group chats anymore, but I suppose those people must exist. Just seems like it would be a small number.