I was just reading this article where the author claims to quit emailing (http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/06/i-wouldnt-say-ive-been-missing-it/) and that really got me thinking. So what is wrong with email? It was regarded as one of the greatest inventions of the internet age and so many of us owe our daily bread to it.
You just have to go to a government office to see what happens when there is no email. The only way you can reach an officer in the government office is by queuing in front of him, seeking his full attention and then trying to say your point in as few words as possible and backed with as much documentation as possible. Only if people who wanted to get something done from me were that way. Instead, I get all my queries through email. What is wrong with it? Here it is:
a) You can send me an email even if others are writing emails to me at the same time and imagine that you have my undivided attention
b) You can send me an email even if I am sleeping, ill, tired or on vacation and wait for a reply
c) You imagine that I would have understood what you meant just because I didnt reply. Or alternatively, you would imagine that I have ignored your email because I didnt reply quickly enough (according to your benchmarks)
I guess you get the idea !!
Happy emailing ! Adios !
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
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