Plenty of Reasons Email is as Relevant as Ever

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Chris Crum

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Every now and then, there is a discussion about where email stands as social network use becomes the "it" thing. We've all heard mutterings like, "email is dead" and "social media is killing email," but it's just not the case, and there are plenty of reasons why (even if Google thinks it's time to start over). 

Last year, we ran a piece titled 10 Reasons Social Media isnt' Replacing Email that got a pretty good response from readers. In a nutshell (read the article for elaboration), these ten reasons were:
 
1. People still send hand-written letters
2. Nearly all sites on the web that require registration require an email address
3. Email notifies you of updates from all social networks
4. We haven't seen any evidence yet that Google Wave really is the next big thing
5. Email is universal, and social networks are not...

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