Is E-mail Dead?

In answering this question, I have to say yes and no.

In general, I don't believe that e-mail is dead. It is an easy, convenient and cheap means in which we can communicate on a daily basis to family, friends, colleagues, etc. It's a handy tool for businesses, students, teachers and professionals to communicate with one another and is a hell of a lot easier than sending hand written mail which can sometimes take days to arrive at its intended destination. E-mail is just so effortless - at the click of a 'send' button you have given someone information. Sometimes this person may be on the other side of the world, or sometimes this person could be sitting at an office desk right across from you.

I made my first e-mail account with the ever so popular Hotmail when I was in year 6. I even remember my address - shimmerqueen100@hotmail.com. Quite an embarrasing one but hey, I was 12 years old!

In all honestly though, I can easily say that I use myspace and sms to communicate with friends these days rather than e-mail. I only really use e-mail for job hunting, study, newsletters and distant relatives who aren't in the whole myspace loop. My inbox is choc-a-block full of spam, annoying promotions and people trying to sell me viagra. I check my Hotmail account probably 2-3 times a week as opposed to myspace which is checked on a daily basis! So, to me, e-mail is very dead.