Summary from Academica Top Ten - Wed 9 July 2014
Is email on the way out?
Following the introduction of the Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), some are wondering whether or not we are in the last days of e-mail. An article in the Globe andMail makes the case that for many people, this would be a welcome change. According to one technology research firm, 108.7 billion emails are sent and received around the world every day, mostly from business accounts. Data show that employees spend on average 40% of their time dealing with internal email, often at the cost of productivity on more important tasks. As a result, some organizations are turning to alternatives such as Twitter or instant-messaging apps for internal communications. Some companies are also considering platforms for external communications that better engage readers who want to be entertained as well as informed, as well as having the potential to go viral. The Globe and Mail
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