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Is Email 'Bankrupt'?

Gary W. Longsine writes "The Washington Post writes about a Venture Capitalist and blogger, Fred Wilson, who recently declared 'e-mail bankruptcy', wiping out his inbox and starting over because he couldn't keep up. Spam is cited as one reason. There have been several public incidents, some cited in the article, where the flow of email is just too much to keep up. 'If there is a downside to completely turning a back on e-mail, it's not one many former users notice. Stanford computer science professor Donald E. Knuth started using e-mail in 1975 and stopped using it 15 years later. Knuth said he prefers to concentrate on writing books rather than be distracted by the steady stream of communication.' Is email just too hectic a communication form for some people? Is email dead?"

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  3. Re:I don't know... by Xman73x · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well I'm not paying for Email that is Ridiculous! Its enough that every damn thing in 2007 costs way to much to handle! And the Inflation is not making it any better either I blame this on those stupid Democretics! And Not Bush!..>=(