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July 30th, 2005

Hey, Meredith. When I read the study, I thought about making one of my “e-mail is dead” posts, but didn’t really feel like it at the time. I’m trying to be more of a “different strokes” guy these days, but I keep getting pulled back into so-and-so-technology-is-dead mode, especially when I read studies like the one from Pew. Yes, e-mail is still alive and kicking, and I may be premature (as Greg says) in digging its grave because I HAVE to use it. The only I reason I use e-mail is because everyone else does. If everyone I knew had Skype, I wouldn’t use e-mail. Plain and simple.

Also, any technology that gets people to praise themselves when they clean up their inbox is a dead technology, IMO. Is that any way to live?

This is also a friendly reminder that if you send me an e-mail, I will most likely read it, but not respond right away (in some instances, it’s been taking me over a week). On the other hand, if you IM, Skype, or call, chances are you’ll have a response within a few minutes (if I’m at my computer). Remember, you can send a Skype message to me even if I’m not online. When I go online, I’ll get it. Skype is/will be the e-mail killer. No doubt about it.

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