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very interesting piece from Robin Goad at Hitwise on why social networks are challenging traditional email services for impact / value.
this analysis is for UK market only, however i'd guess the resulting conclusions are similar for other markets, including US.
(still amazes me how people continue to underestimate the value of email / messaging... and in general, how clueless MSFT / YHOO / AOL are in taking advantage of their assets in this area & IM)
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I'm coming back to this post because I used it in a recent blog post. Web email services have been watching this trend for some time and are currently implementing open platforms like F8 to combat the trend. Will it be enough?
Posted by: Sean O'Malley | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 04:15 PM
Reminds me of a remark by Six Apart's Mena Trott from two years ago when she was explaining the vision for their planned Vox blogging system.
The target was explicitly to replace e-mail for communication between family members with internal Vox messaging.
Seems like it's come to pass...
Posted by: Colin Donald | Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 06:16 AM
Good data and not surprising. Kids started moving away from email in favor of IM, SMS and SNM a while ago. I can never reach my nephews and nieces on email - it's for old people.
I would like to see a comparison of IM, SMS, SNM and email usage trends.
pete
Posted by: Pete Mauro | Monday, November 12, 2007 at 01:36 PM