Priority inbox works wonderfully for me. I practically never check anything other than priority inbox anymore.
The way it deals with your scenario of meeting somebody new and then getting an email from them is that any email sent directly to you from a new person is marked as important.
The way it deals with your second scenario is machine learning. Everyone's priority inbox behaves differently depending on how you train it.
The way it deals with your scenario of meeting somebody new and then getting an email from them is that any email sent directly to you from a new person is marked as important.
The way it deals with your second scenario is machine learning. Everyone's priority inbox behaves differently depending on how you train it.