Comments on: Email is like so 5 minutes ago http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/07/30/email-is-like-so-5-minutes-ago/ A librarian, writer and educator reflecting on the profession and the tools we use to serve our patrons Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Greg http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/07/30/email-is-like-so-5-minutes-ago/comment-page-1/#comment-18674 Greg Sat, 30 Jul 2005 17:56:37 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2005/07/30/email-is-like-so-5-minutes-ago/#comment-18674 I'm with ya. I don't want to be available all the time. That's why I always leave my away message on. People who really want to talk to me will IM me anyway. If I'm there, I'll respond; and if not, I get the message. I think Steven is a bit premature in calling email a dead tech, but he may be right in the long run. But I suggest it will not exactly be the death of email, but its transformation and integration into IM/VoIP interfaces, in forms such as the voicemail options that Skype already has. I’m with ya. I don’t want to be available all the time. That’s why I always leave my away message on. People who really want to talk to me will IM me anyway. If I’m there, I’ll respond; and if not, I get the message.

I think Steven is a bit premature in calling email a dead tech, but he may be right in the long run. But I suggest it will not exactly be the death of email, but its transformation and integration into IM/VoIP interfaces, in forms such as the voicemail options that Skype already has.

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