Email killed the art of conversation
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Shocking/amusing (delete according to taste) stuff in this article recounting an email exchange between a job applicant and his potential employer.
The rapid degeneration of the conversation into abuse and expletives is symptomatic of how email has changed how we behave and talk to one another.
The physical distance between sender and recipient, the medium's convenience, and the anonymity that comes with free email addresses lures us all into conversational sloppiness.
And not just in personal emails. As we write marketing emails, it's important to remember just who is sitting at the other end. Not a number or a spreadsheet cell, but a human being.
Tags: email marketing
The rapid degeneration of the conversation into abuse and expletives is symptomatic of how email has changed how we behave and talk to one another.
The physical distance between sender and recipient, the medium's convenience, and the anonymity that comes with free email addresses lures us all into conversational sloppiness.
And not just in personal emails. As we write marketing emails, it's important to remember just who is sitting at the other end. Not a number or a spreadsheet cell, but a human being.
Tags: email marketing
Permalink | January 10, 2007 |
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