The End of E-mail Era?

July 7th, 2008 Posted in Internet, Story

Is it true that e-mail era will be over, or even will be left soon? The truth is, that some researches have proven the facts that e-mail popularity has dropped.

Take one example, (IM) might replace e-mail as the main application in business communication in 2010. That is what revealed in the latest IDC (International Data Corporation) research. This situation happens because more and more workers have been addicted to IM which offers many advantages than email. The IDC research which is called ‘The Hyperconnected: Here They Come’ includes 2400 workers from 17 countries.

As quoted from PCWorld, two third of workers are counted in the ‘hyperconnected’ category using IM to work and their private activity.  This ‘hyperconnected’ category means that the worker uses at least 7 tools for network access and 9 computer applications to stay connected.

While in 2007, taken from a study from Pew Internet & American Life Project, 92 percent of adult in United States use email routine. However, only 16 percent of teenager who use . This study means that e-mail popularity is dropping in younger people’s eyes in United States.

Nonetheless, some experts predict that e-mail won’t be gone in the future. They argue that even with so many other alternatives to communicate, e-mail still has a lot of advantages than other communication tools.

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3 Responses to “The End of E-mail Era?”

  1. Michael Aulia Says:

    July 10th, 2008 at 11:21 am

    Hmm don’t think email will be replaced just yet.

    I for once, since blogging, actually read and send more emails than before, lol



  2. BioTecK Says:

    July 10th, 2008 at 11:53 am

    I think I agree with the experts.. I think that e-mail have a lot of advantage than other communication tools and that e-mail won’t be forgotten in the future.
    I mean every time you register on internet you’ll need a e-mail, and with internet growing bigger and bigger everyday I know you’re going to need an e-mail address.



  3. e1d Says:

    July 15th, 2008 at 1:30 am

    Email still got too many advantages than IM. Unless they revolutionize IM like Gmail and Yahoo did. they combined IM and email.



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