11-30-2004, 08:00 PM
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Email � A Thing of the Past?
"The email era is coming to an end because replacement communication means such as Internet messengers, mini-homepages (dubbed "one-man media"), and SMS are wielding their power. As a consequence, the stronghold of email, once the favorite of the Internet, is being shaken from its roots."
Oh dear. The world's tech-savvy nations never cease to amaze me. Reading this article made me feel a little old and withered. :|
While IM and SMS are a godsend, I personally feel as though they don't yet fulfil the role of being complete email replacements. I always saw email as being a fast and easy way to relay both formal and informal communication from one person to another, yet it was never meant to be instantly replied to. So comparing emails to IM and SMS can be very "apples-and-oranges" to say the least. It will be interesting to see how far this goes though. Emails have long killed the pen-and-paper letters that were around decades ago. Whether IM and SMS kills off email is a whole new concept to be explored. Only time will tell. So I guess the people in Korea won't be wanting their Gmail invites then. 
What are your thoughts? Will email still be around for many years to come, or do you think it's drawing to an end and is in dire need of a replacement?
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