Google to link users’ Gmail to search results

Google is creating an information bridge between its search engine and its Gmail service in its latest attempt to deliver more personal responses more quickly.

The experimental feature will allow Google’s search engine to mine the correspondence stored within a user’s Gmail account for any data tied to a search request. For example, a query containing the word “Amazon” would pull emails with shipping information sent by the online retailer.

Such Gmail results would typically be shown to the right of the main results, though in some instances, the top of the search page would highlight an answer extracted directly from an email. The request “my flight” would show specific airline information imported from Gmail. Something similar could eventually happen when searching for a restaurant reservation or tickets to a concert.