Comments on: Yet another claim that e-mail is dead http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:16:05 -0500 hourly 1 By: wooden serving trays http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-526143 wooden serving trays Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:21:35 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/#comment-526143 If email dies, then where are we going to get our lotto notifications, mortgage rates, and penis enlargement pills from!? If email dies, then where are we going to get our lotto notifications, mortgage rates, and penis enlargement pills from!?

]]> By: Chuck http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-525867 Chuck Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:04:15 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/#comment-525867 I just can see texting legal agreements, contracts, NDA's etc. I don't know if you have noticed, but kids don't work for a living. I just can see texting legal agreements, contracts, NDA’s etc.

I don’t know if you have noticed, but kids don’t work for a living.

]]> By: exapted http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-525695 exapted Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:50:24 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/#comment-525695 Sorry, but this is mindless! Obviously there will eventually be a standard of communication that combines the benefits of all of the above. XMPP anyone? Do you think SMS is going to outlive email? If so, you are an idiot. Email has many flaws, but its strength is that it stores your messages and is universal. Text messaging and IM are fast, but don't give you the ability to save your data. Social networks are separate silos, they are not standards, so they don't give you the ability to contact someone directly and immediately who is not already a member. We're not all going to communicate on proprietary little silos, it is not even feasible to connect everyone this way. Sorry, but this is mindless!

Obviously there will eventually be a standard of communication that combines the benefits of all of the above. XMPP anyone?

Do you think SMS is going to outlive email? If so, you are an idiot.

Email has many flaws, but its strength is that it stores your messages and is universal. Text messaging and IM are fast, but don’t give you the ability to save your data. Social networks are separate silos, they are not standards, so they don’t give you the ability to contact someone directly and immediately who is not already a member.

We’re not all going to communicate on proprietary little silos, it is not even feasible to connect everyone this way.

]]> By: Sach http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-525548 Sach Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:59:31 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/#comment-525548 Phase out email at the office or work place..... http://tinyurl.com/2acens Phase out email at the office or work place…..

http://tinyurl.com/2acens

]]> By: Carl http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-525529 Carl Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:02:15 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/#comment-525529 Email isn't going anywhere and it certainly isn't going to be "replaced" by text messaging. Text messages and social networks are just another way to communicate, they aren't an email replacement. God help it if it does, lord knows an entire generation of kids has a problem being able to type a complete paragraph because all they know is how to type in text message shorthand which is the l33t speak of that generation. Email isn’t going anywhere and it certainly isn’t going to be “replaced” by text messaging. Text messages and social networks are just another way to communicate, they aren’t an email replacement. God help it if it does, lord knows an entire generation of kids has a problem being able to type a complete paragraph because all they know is how to type in text message shorthand which is the l33t speak of that generation.

]]> By: what_a_joke http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-525482 what_a_joke Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:25:42 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/#comment-525482 I believe it. At work we text each other all the time. We don't even publish emails anymore. We ask customers to text us. I believe the .gov is moving in this direction too. The White House didn't lose those 5 mil emails, they were just sent as text messages. I believe it. At work we text each other all the time. We don’t even publish emails anymore. We ask customers to text us. I believe the .gov is moving in this direction too. The White House didn’t lose those 5 mil emails, they were just sent as text messages.

]]> By: hannibalchew http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-525480 hannibalchew Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:18:07 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/#comment-525480 If email dies, then where are we going to get our lotto notifications, mortgage rates, and penis enlargement pills from!? If email dies, then where are we going to get our lotto notifications, mortgage rates, and penis enlargement pills from!?

]]> By: Speedmaster http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-525457 Speedmaster Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:22:42 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/#comment-525457 I'm curious to see where this goes. I know that cell phones are the center of live for kids now. I’m curious to see where this goes. I know that cell phones are the center of live for kids now.

]]> By: exapted http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-525455 exapted Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:20:35 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/15/yet-another-claim-that-e-mail-is-dead/#comment-525455 SMS will die before email does. Facebook and Myspace are too proprietary. Unless everyone joins the same social network silo, we will need some standard way of contacting each other, such as You@Domain. So the claim that e-mail is dead lacks perspective. Email won't die unless and until there is actually something to replace it. Perhaps e-mail will converge with instant messaging, then social networking, then voice, etc. SMS will die before email does. Facebook and Myspace are too proprietary. Unless everyone joins the same social network silo, we will need some standard way of contacting each other, such as You@Domain. So the claim that e-mail is dead lacks perspective. Email won’t die unless and until there is actually something to replace it. Perhaps e-mail will converge with instant messaging, then social networking, then voice, etc.

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