Comments on: Will Social Network Sites Kill Email?

By: Pankaj

Pankaj — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:38:00 +0000

another technology that will give email a run for its money is online collaboration. presently, a lot of things we use email for doing – file collaboration, managing and tracking tasks, having discussions – will move to online collaboration tools as they’re low cost and easy to use.

we recently did a white paper on the subject – http://hyperoffice.com/business-email-overload/

By: Angela Connor

Angela Connor — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:17:05 +0000

Interesting question, Colleen. I vote no. Here’s why: I would hardly ever visit Facebook if not for email alerts. And as I join more and more niche social networks, I have to depend on email to keep me active and to ensure that I don’t miss anything important. Same with LinkedIn. I think email plays an important role in getting the message out, FOR the social networks. At least for those of us with day jobs and not enough time to spend hanging out at these sites for hours on end. I know that what is true for me today may not be in 6 months, or even three…but for now email is still very important.

By: Eric Schwartzman

Eric Schwartzman — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:58:14 +0000

Why social networks won’t kill email anytime soon: http://bit.ly/2oC7IV

By: Lisa Quinn

Lisa Quinn — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:33:24 +0000

The buzz of social networks surpassing email usage is all over the net. We have to keep in mind that our telecommunication model is constantly reinventing and transforming itself. Right now, Twitter is the next best thing for fast, informative information made tangible at searchers’ fingertips. The question I’ve been wondering, however, is what’s next? Just like email, will social networkers eventually get tired of the same mundane networking functions?
I believe the next best thing could possibly be integrating a prize initiative for members, just like eZanga.com’s recently launched social network, http://www.HopOnThis.com. Members earn points by staying socially active on the site. A rewarding twist added to an already popular hobby.

By: Annalise

Annalise — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:06:00 +0000

I am sure that everything will be integrated into one, and I agree that email will remain here for a while. I believe that as new sectors are created, email will become less popular, but that is true for everything. There will always be a bigger and better version of something created. Email has practical uses. Social networks also have practical uses. Just because social networks are “heralded as the start of the ‘real-time, pervasive web’” does not mean that it will overtake other forms of electronic communication.

Keep in mind that with new technology comes new forms of communication and make connecting easier however, a virtual gift will never be the same as recieving a tangible package via the mail just like an email is different than a message on your social networking page. -Annalise http://www.ezanga.com

By: Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach

Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:36:36 +0000

Will it kill email?

No.

That was simple. Then again, I still build webpages from notepad. :)