How the plus sign can save your Gmail inbox from becoming a pit of doom

Everyone — with the exception of old people still clinging to their AOL addresses decades after their 500 free hours have expired — uses Gmail. At this point, it’s almost a byword for email, with individuals and workplaces embracing it enthusiastically. That’s because it’s really good, and offers a bunch of welcome features that allow you to bring sense to your inbox. Here’s a great example. Did you know that Gmail ignores pretty much everything in the address after a plus sign (excluding the @gmail.com bit, obviously)? So, let’s imagine your email is totallyfakeemail@gmail.com.  Emails sent to totallyfakeemail+social@gmail.com and totallyfakeemail+shopping@gmail.com…

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