Among the new Gmail features we told you about last week was another that we managed to miss out on last week, but which could surpass them all in glory: Mute! "If you're subscribed to a mailing list," says Google's help page, "you've no doubt been subjected to the 'thread that just won't die!' If you're part of a long message conversation that isn't relevant, you can 'mute' the conversation to keep all future additions out of your inbox." To mute a conversation, just strike the m key. Gmail is also smart enough to put the message in your Inbox if it's addressed directly to you, but archive the rest. You can also search for muted conversations with the keyword is:muted. Little features like this are why, despite inroads made by Microsoft and Yahoo!, Gmail is still king. You can find more information about the new Mute feature in the Gmail Help Center.[Via BLADAM via Lifehacker]
