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Re: Good Old Email in its Twilight Years

Jake — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 12:45:35 -0000

Right, just odd that this old post filtered up, oh wait, SEO is strong. Never mind.

Re: Good Old Email in its Twilight Years

davidhaimes — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:55:55 -0000

Been blogging about emails
http://davidhaimes.wordpres...

Re: Good Old Email in its Twilight Years

Jake — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 12:13:41 -0000

Wow, how did you stumble into this post? It's nearly 4 years old now, and email is irreplaceable, at least for work, as you say. I'm drifting away from it for personal stuff too. In the enterprise, email is a known entity among users , and bc it's been used in court cases, I don't see that changing. It's the closest thing to a permanent record of communication.

Re: Good Old Email in its Twilight Years

davidhaimes — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:18:06 -0000

I am using twitter, sms, facebook messaging more than emails for personal communications. I don't see a replacement in the corporate world for email, what do I replace it with that can be used internally and externally?

I used pine too, my account was something @lmu .ac.uk I think.

Re: Good Old Email in its Twilight Years

Jake — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:55:02 -0000

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

Re: Good Old Email in its Twilight Years

Julie — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:24:03 -0000

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.