In the next week Google will be launching Priority Inbox. From Google’s site:
Priority Inbox attempts to automatically identify your important incoming messages and separates them out from everything else. Gmail uses a variety of signals to prioritize your incoming messages, including who you emailed most frequently and which messages you’ve recently opened as opposed to which messages you’ve deleted.
The goal is to enable users to spend more time with the emails that matter most. A welcome feature in today’s flooded Inbox.
Here’s a simple video explanation.