By Jessica Roy 7/19/12 1:00pm

Summer Fun

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FYI, You Can Insert Animated GIFs Into Emails with Gmail

Hey guys, what’s up? Cool. Nothing’s really going on here at Betabeat, except that we just learned the best thing ever: In Gmail, you can insert animated GIFs into emails. Woooo.

This is a total game changer, communication-wise. Attaching a GIF just doesn’t possess the same panache. And what if your friends aren’t on Gchat to receive your (undoubtedly witty) IMs to Tumblr GIFs? These are serious problems that people like you and me grapple with every single day.
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By Nitasha Tiku 5/01/12 4:52pm

Internet Is the International Language

Gmail Translate

Voulez-Zous Email Avec Moi? Gmail Now Comes With a Translate Button

After three years of burying the feature in Gmail Labs, Google is officially incorporating a translate button into email, the company announced today. “Did you ever dream about a future where your communications device could transcend language with ease?” Google asks. Yes, we did! Wait, how did you know that? Have you been reading our Gmails??? Read More