New Gmail?

Rumor has it a new version of Gmail is being tested. No details yet on what this new version will contain. A new version? I’m not sure that I want a new version. Gmail is just fine now being an easy, intuitive web-based email system. I tried to think what I need in my Gmail that I don’t currently have, and the only thing that came to mind was the ability to create and use distribution lists. I hope Google isn’t about to mess with a good thing.

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RSSBrief is a new service that summarizes your RSS feeds for you, providing just highlights and recaps from your favorite feeds. To use the service, you enter in a URL of a feed you want summarized and a page will display showing you the new, condensed feed. You can then click the "Summary via RSS" button and subscribe to this summarized content in your RSS reader. This is a brand-new service, currently in alpha, so it still needs a little work. Right now, you have to enter in your feeds one-by-one in order to get them summarized. As someone with hundreds of feeds, the time it would take to do that makes the service not worth it for me at this time. However, I can see the potential this idea has. Hopefully, later on, they will allow you to import your whole OPML file into the service; if that’s the case, I can see this service becoming something really useful for staying caught up on all the latest content in the blogosphere.

NBC may have jumped ship, but Fox still sees the value in Apple’s iTunes Store. Starting this week, Fox will be offering the season premieres of the following TV shows for free on iTunes: Prison Break, Bones, American Dad and K-Ville. Fox is hoping that if you get hooked with one free episode, you will come back and buy more or even subscribe to the whole season. This is the way to do it. If it weren’t for the Office and Earl, I would give up NBC on principal right now. Thanks, Fox!