As technology advances, the post office has probably been having a hard time to stay alive, as people nowadays prefer the email to contact their acquaintances. Email makes life easier, it’s inexpensive and it’s also way faster than snail mail. More »

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Following the “Green trend,” many retailers are beginning to send receipts by email, instead of the not-so-environmentally-friendly option of paper receipts. More »

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CEO of French fashion brand Lanvin, Thierry Andretta, has recently declared Wednesdays as email-free days because of the stress he gets from reading tons of emails daily. More »

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Hunch, a web app providing specialized recommendations, has surveyed a group of their users to analyze people’s characteristics based on their chosen web mail providers. More »

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From time to time, depending on his mood, Apple’s CEO will throw his fans (and even his detractors) a bone. Regarding an e-mail inquiry about what Apple will do at WWDC to answer Google’s Android 2.2 FroYo hoopla, within 15 minutes, Steve Jobs replies succinctly, “You won’t be disappointed.” More »

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When it comes to social networking sites, I’m kind of all over the place. Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, LinkedIn, I’ve got it all down. Unfortunately, I’m spread so thinly and most times too busy to be checking up on everyone’s statuses. Nutshell Mail seems to be for people like me as it’s an interactive email digest of all your social networking activity delivered on your schedule. More »

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Popular singer/songwriter John Mayer announced today that he’ll be partaking in a digital cleanse. From Jan. 1 at 9 a.m. to Jan. 8 at 9 am, he’ll be restricting his use of…technology. He insists that while we usually defrag our computers, it’d be a great idea to defrag our “mental and psychological hard drives.” According to John Mayer, technology has done our brains a disservice in the way we now handle small bursts of information via Twitter, text and email. The digital cleanse will help our brains. Read on for details of John Mayer’s Digital Cleanse. More »

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Do you think social networking sites like Facebook, will one day replace traditional email?

A. Yes, it’ll naturally progress into that

B. Possible, but social networking sites eventually die, so maybe no.

C. Heck no, email is so much better than Facebook/Social Networking sites

D. Something else will come along and replace both

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Peek, the tiny device dedicated to email and messaging is now expanding to include social networking service, Twitter. The Peek is currently available in nationwide Blockbusters. Peek users who buy their device from any Blockbuster will also receive a free month of Blockbuster Total Access (similar to Netflix), and BR disks that can be received by mail or picked up in-store. More »

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Last year while playing for a basketball league with a bunch of my friends, I updated game stats, schedules, among other things with my teammates through Facebook instead of traditional email, not because I didn’t want to but because it was easier and I didn’t have their email addresses. Every one of them had a Facebook account they checked more often than their emails. It wasn’t anything new, I was already following a trend that others had been doing for months on end. Plus, it was easier since most of them checked their Facebook messages more often than their emails. It’s a growing trend among users of social networking sites and it’s a trend that is likely to kill email, says a new Wall Street Journal report. More »

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Here is something to watch while you wait: A great 8 minute overview posted by Google. Don’t know what Wave is? Watch the video!

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When you get mail in your box, its not the same thing as an inbox. If you know the difference and still like to constantly check your inbox then the Computer Mailbox is for you. The Computer Mailbox is a mailbox that is designed like a computer, so you could always be connected to all things tech.

Its PC shaped body is made out of heavy duty pine wrapped around a standard mailbox and has more updated technology than some computers out there. For $230, this Computer Mailbox is definitely not worth it and trust me it doesn’t make your mail come any faster. More »

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