Comments on: Five things I’ve learned from 20 years of email

By: AA

AA — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:40:55 +0000

I thought you’d mention a thing or two about email lists. The listserv was the last and the only evolution of the email.

By: cas127

cas127 — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:20:39 +0000

JR,

You didn’t mention it but I think it is a key fact about email – Facebook, etc. really are (at most) an evolution in email (if that).

In many ways, FB is nothing more than simply reading your email in public (the wall) and in groups (which email has too btw…).

It isn’t a perfect analogy but it isn’t *that* far from the truth.

The true genius of Facebook may really lie in its ability to,

1) Lure people into its walled garden for hazy advantages over the alternatives and

2) Disclose *way* more personal information than an email account asks for.

What is your view?

Is FB *really* an astronomical improvement over pre-existing email functionality or more a reflection of the Sand Hill Hype Machine’s need to force tech shifts every 5 years in order to gin up IPOs?

By: chuck boyd

chuck boyd — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:29:25 +0000

Thanks for the article. I’ve been retired about 8 years and enjoy keeping in touch with friends and relatives. When people ask what I’ve been up to, I send the link to my blog http://chuckography.blogspot.com. People that are not online & don’t have email might hear from me when I actually buy a card and mail them a birthday wish.

By: Louis Bergeron

Louis Bergeron — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:10:04 +0000

I have only 7000 emails in my inbox from Outlook 2010, because I have deleted some ! ! ! They were imported from Outlook Express on the PC side and from Entourage from the Mac side and the duplicates were removed. I also use Thunderbird on the PC but only as a backup of incoming mail, in case Outlook has problems. Too bad Outlook Express is gone, because it was a nice little program, very fast.
On the Mac side, I use Outlook 2011 which replaced the lame Entourage 2008, where problems were important when the database was growing too much. Size can become an issue with some softwares when the database become large. That program gave me lots of issues over the years, but Outlook 2011 for Mac seems more reliable. I also have Mail which comes free with OS X. The trick is to answer mostly with the same software and the same machine to keep track and to use the others just as backups of incoming emails. In a business environment, it is important to keep track of stuff. Thanks for the article.

By: HoggLyfe :)

HoggLyfe :) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:16:17 +0000

Janko Roettgers,

How do you write so many articles? You’re an inspiration to me (a humble Internet marketing blogger)! Thanks for a simple, powerful, and insightful article. I love how you imply there’s always a simple way to get complex tasks done. Awesome!

I look forward to sharing this and future blog content and ideas with our fans, followers, and subscribers.

Enjoy your week and thank you!

Denise :)

By: eideard

eideard — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:26:07 +0000

1983. 300 baud.

By: plerudulier

plerudulier — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:23:56 +0000

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By: Okwii David

Okwii David — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:38:24 +0000

couldn’t agree more. Thanks for the article

By: txwikinger

txwikinger — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:10:55 +0000

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By: michaelpinto

michaelpinto — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 03:55:40 +0000

Janko,

Awesome Article. I thought having 100 emails in my inbox was ridiculous, you sir, have opened my eyes. Thank you for sharing.

Mike