Did You Know... Gmail Ignores Periods?
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 12/3/2015 1:00:00 AM
How to take advantage of periods in Gmail addresses.
A lot of people aren't aware that Gmail ignores periods in Gmail address. So JohnSmith123@gmail.com is the same as John.Smith.123@gmail.com, and J.o.h.n.Smith.12.3@gmail.com.
While that may not sound groundbreaking, it does open the door to a whole bunch of cool tricks, including the ability to automatically organize your inbox and cut down on Spam.
The principal is pretty simple. Since Google ignores the periods, you can give out multiple variations of your email address, and create simple filters based on where the periods are. For example, if you use periods in specific positions whenever you register your email address at shopping sites, you can create a simple Gmail filter that automatically applies a label like "Shopping" to any email that has that particular variation in the address. You can even have the filter skip the inbox entirely for that particular spelling and you won't see them unless you view the "Shopping" label.
This can be particularly useful filtering out notifications from social media and message boards.
For entrepreneurs, if you use a specific variation on business cards or advertisements, you'll always know when an email was a direct result of your marketing efforts.
All you need to do is search for the variation... or create an automatic filter and you'll find just what you're looking for without sifting through your cluttered inbox.
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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