Comments on: 7 Reasons Social Media Will Make Email Obsolete http://www.socialmarketing20.com/7-reasons-social-media-will-make-email-obsolete/ Exploring the Business Side of Social Media Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:24:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Is E-mail Becoming Obsolete? | LOHAD - random rumblings on marketing and more http://www.socialmarketing20.com/7-reasons-social-media-will-make-email-obsolete/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Is E-mail Becoming Obsolete? | LOHAD - random rumblings on marketing and more Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:24:32 +0000 http://www.socialmarketing20.com/?p=187#comment-220 [...] the death of e-mail has been predicted before: By the Wall Street Journal in 2009, by blogs like this one in 2008, by Slate in 2007, by articles like this one in [...] [...] the death of e-mail has been predicted before: By the Wall Street Journal in 2009, by blogs like this one in 2008, by Slate in 2007, by articles like this one in [...]

]]> By: Steven Burda http://www.socialmarketing20.com/7-reasons-social-media-will-make-email-obsolete/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Steven Burda Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:01:01 +0000 http://www.socialmarketing20.com/?p=187#comment-54 Totally agree on this one... it will happen sooner than we think! (aka: next year!) - Steven Burda http://www.linkedin.com/in/burda http://burda.businesscard2.com/ http://www.cio.com/article/print/470122 Totally agree on this one… it will happen sooner than we think!
(aka: next year!)

- Steven Burda
http://www.linkedin.com/in/burda
http://burda.businesscard2.com/
http://www.cio.com/article/print/470122

]]> By: Jim http://www.socialmarketing20.com/7-reasons-social-media-will-make-email-obsolete/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Jim Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:40:30 +0000 http://www.socialmarketing20.com/?p=187#comment-49 As I said, email will always have it's place and Flora's examples above are good examples of that place. She's also exactly right when she's says that technology is just a tool. The key is to find the tool which works best for you and use it to its fullest. If that is direct mail, then go with what works. Social media offers the most to those who can find creative ways to use the technology and the massive opportunities that come from it. As I said, email will always have it’s place and Flora’s examples above are good examples of that place.

She’s also exactly right when she’s says that technology is just a tool. The key is to find the tool which works best for you and use it to its fullest. If that is direct mail, then go with what works.

Social media offers the most to those who can find creative ways to use the technology and the massive opportunities that come from it.

]]> By: Flora http://www.socialmarketing20.com/7-reasons-social-media-will-make-email-obsolete/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Flora Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:04:51 +0000 http://www.socialmarketing20.com/?p=187#comment-46 Maybe not...would you really want to get your bank statement through your social network? Would you want a tweet from your ex arranging weekend visitation? There are also people who've found a technology that works for them and don't want another learning curve! In all probability, I think use will shift from technology to technology because technology is just a tool. People will choose what serves their needs best to communicate. For some it is still snail mail. Some may never want to move beyond email. Maybe not…would you really want to get your bank statement through your social network? Would you want a tweet from your ex arranging weekend visitation? There are also people who’ve found a technology that works for them and don’t want another learning curve! In all probability, I think use will shift from technology to technology because technology is just a tool. People will choose what serves their needs best to communicate. For some it is still snail mail. Some may never want to move beyond email.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.socialmarketing20.com/7-reasons-social-media-will-make-email-obsolete/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Brandon Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:23:45 +0000 http://www.socialmarketing20.com/?p=187#comment-42 I do agree that social network functionality will eventually make traditional email obsolete. Social networks do have "inbox" capabilities as well. The dillema comes in to play when you start thinking about the domain that emails would be associated with (joe@domain.com). Or will there be no domains associated with online communcation?! I was on a panel in May about this very issue. http://bit.ly/UMrn I do agree that social network functionality will eventually make traditional email obsolete. Social networks do have “inbox” capabilities as well. The dillema comes in to play when you start thinking about the domain that emails would be associated with (joe@domain.com). Or will there be no domains associated with online communcation?! I was on a panel in May about this very issue. http://bit.ly/UMrn

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