Abstract: A computer-implemented method for procrastinating an email for review at a later time is provided. The method includes identifying an email for procrastination, and selecting a procrastination period. The method also includes procrastinating the identified email, including storing the identified email separately from other emails or email threads stored in an email repository. The method further includes receiving a new email during the procrastination period and identifying if the new email relates to the procrastinated email to form a thread, and if the new email relates to the procrastinated email, storing the new email with the procrastinated email to form a procrastinated email thread. The method further includes communicating all emails related to the procrastinated email thread to the user after expiration of the procrastination period. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

Abstract: Ranking and optimizing trips for several items to be purchased is described. In one embodiment, a method for ranking shopping trips includes receiving geographic location information, receiving a product item identifier for products to be purchased, searching inventories of one or more retailers for the products to be purchased and compiling search results, generating one or more shopping trips based on the search results and a compilation metric, ranking the one or more shopping trips according to a least cost metric, and displaying the ranked shopping trips. In other aspects, ranking and optimizing shopping trips further comprises calculating at least one of a total cost for the products to be purchased, a distance and time estimate for each of the shopping trips, a time cost for each of the shopping trips, and a transportation cost for each of the shopping trips.