Email conversation management system

A computing device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs stored in the memory configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
• displaying a user interface for an electronic messaging application,
• wherein the user interface includes (i) a label list panel comprising one or more existing labels, (ii) an “add labels” pull-down list from which a label is selected from a list of pre-defined labels, and (iii) an electronic message list panel comprising a plurality of listed objects associated with a user of the electronic messaging application from which at least one of the listed objects is selected to be associated with the selected label, and
• wherein each respective object of the plurality of listed objects is visually distinct and represents one or more corresponding electronic messages of a plurality of electronic messages received by the user;
• receiving user selection of a first selected label from the “add labels” pull-down list and a first electronic message from the electronic message list panel;
• associating the first electronic message with the first label;
• adding the first selected label to the label list panel;
• receiving a search query for electronic messages associated with the first selected label;
• responsive to the receiving the search query:
• identifying electronic messages associated with the first selected label, wherein the identified electronic messages include the first electronic message;
• determining whether the identified electronic message associated with the first selected label are part of a same conversation as the first electronic message;
• updating the plurality of listed objects;
• and
• displaying only those respective objects that correspond to the identified electronic messages that are part of the same conversation as the first electronic message.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a computing device having one or more processors and a memory, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

• displaying a user interface for an electronic messaging application,
• wherein the user interface includes (i) a label list panel comprising one or more existing labels, (ii) an “add labels” pull-down list from which a label is selected from a list of pre-defined labels, and (iii) an electronic message list panel comprising a plurality of listed objects associated with a user of the electronic messaging application from which at least one of the listed objects is selected to be associated with the selected label, and
• wherein each respective object of the plurality of listed objects is visually distinct and represents one or more corresponding electronic messages of a plurality of electronic messages received by the user;
• receiving user selection of a first selected label from the “add labels” pull-down list and a first electronic message from the electronic message list panel;
• associating the first electronic message with the first selected label;
• adding the first selected label to the label list panel;
• receiving a search query for electronic messages associated with the first selected label;
• extracting information in an account of the user associated;
• responsive to the receiving the search query and the extracting the information in the account of the user:
• identifying electronic messages associated with the first selected label, wherein the identified electronic messages include the first electronic message;
• updating the plurality of listed objects;
• and
• displaying only those respective objects that correspond to the identified electronic messages.