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Good Old Email in its Twilight Years

Started by manalang · 9 months ago

I’m sure most of you will not agree, or you’ll convince yourself otherwise. News.com has an interesting article with the catching headline, “Kids say e-mail is, like, soooo dead”. This got me to thinking about dead letters, for some odd reaso ... Continue reading »

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  • Julie

    1 year ago

    Good thought provoking article Jake, though I guess you are talking about email in the context of personal communication rather than business? What are your thoughts on IM for business use, as a replacement for email? btw my first taste of email was with the fondly remembered Pine service, julie.mch@stir.ac.uk...those were the days.
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  • Jake

    1 year ago

    Actually, I am talking about email of all kinds, personal first, then eventually business. As people who are young now mature in the work place, I expect they will keep their tried and true communication media, pushing we emailers to the fringes.
    I don't think IM can replace email entirely, due to its spotty logging and burst-like nature. Your comment has prompted me to think about a part 2 piece, so thanks. Jake
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