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July 22, 2008
E-Mail, the new snail mail?
By Daniel DeMoss
I came across an article by Rachel Leibrock in the Post-Bulletin talking about how younger generations seem to now view e-mail as a formal medium of communication. Recent studies have predicted a decline, or possible demise, of e-mail. According to a 2007 study by Pew Internet & American Life Project, 92 percent of adults regularly use e-mail versus 6 percent of teens. However, 36 percent of teens use text messaging.
I‘m intrigued that Leibrock doesn'‘t seem to think that e-mail will ever go away. Instead, she seems to think that it will be used for more formal communications, such as invitations, messages to old friends, etc. — services that were once sent by post.
Current and forthcoming generations are definitely not as dependent on e-mail on as their older counterparts. Many of my college friends don’t read their e-mail for a couple of days. When I ask them why they haven’t responded, they tell me to text message them in the future.
With a vast rise in the popularity of text messaging, micro-blogging, social network messaging and other short message systems, it seems possible that e-mail may have already seen its heyday. Check out the article and see what you think.
Posted by Alicia Dorset at July 22, 2008 05:29 PM
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