Google is making it easier to unsubscribe from pesky email newsletters you don't want cluttering up your inbox. A prominent "unsubscribe" link at the top is the small but user-friendly change that is coming to all Gmail accounts.

The "unsubscribe" link right in the header information of an email is a timesaver. Many users don't bother to rummage around in the footer section of a promotional email for that tiny "unsubscribe from newsletter" link that's barely visible. The quickly accessible unsubscribe link should make dealing with unwanted emails a one-click axe job.

The change also helps genuine marketeers. It saves promotional emails and informational newsletters from being dumped into the spam folder -- irritated users often opt for clicking the Spam button instead of taking the pains to unsubscribe. Legitimate emails marked as spam end up damaging a company's online brand image. Better business communication is obviously also a priority for Google.

Email spam legislation means that every email newsletter must carry an unsubscribe option. Gmail has brought it front and center and hopefully made email marketing a touch friendlier -- and our inboxes less cluttered.

Google announced the feature at the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group conference in San Francisco last week. It will gradually roll out to all users across the world. Elie Bursztein, who leads Google's anti-abuse research mentioned the importance of balancing the needs of  consumers and businesses.

"We want our users to not have spam, and we also want you to reach the user."

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