We're in the Email Revolution

Email has revolutionized the way in which wehello, or to just talk about the happenings of the day.
communicate and do business. People and companiesThis shows how the world has been brought closer
do not send letters through postal mail anymore.together. People used to have to wait on letters via
They do it the way that is going to get the messagepostal mail. Now they can communicate several times
through quickly, which is to send an email.throughout the day immediately.
OverviewIndividuals are also able to work at home. Whether
The moment the first email was sent in 1961, thethey work with a large corporation or they work on
world was never going to be the same. It was goinga freelance basis, they are able to communicate with
to revolutionize the way in which peopletheir clients daily. Many individuals never have to talk
communicated. It was in 1965 that email found itselfto their clients via telephone. They simply carry out
being used in business environments. It was thetheir duties by communicating through email only.
development of ARPANET that emails were beingEmail service
sent with the @ symbol, which was in 1971.Email service comes in different forms. First of all,
From there, people began communicating on a dailythere is the email address that can be acquired
basis, but postal mail and the telephone was still thethrough a person's ISP. This is included in their
main methods of communication. In the 1980s,internet package and the subscriber is usually allowed
personal computers could be connected to thea multiple number of addresses for various members
internet. The internet was young for the averagewithin their household.
consumer and did not consist of a lot of information.There are also the web based email services such as
The main function was to send email, but notYahoo mail, Hotmail, and Gmail. If someone wants a
everyone had a computer. It wasn't until the 1990sfree email account, they can seek out one of these
that many households around the world startedservices and simply sign up. Even if a person doesn't
acquiring computers and acquiring the internet as well.own a computer, they can have an email address
By the mid 1990s, email became a very importantand check it whenever they are in the vicinity of a
mode of communication between businesses,computer. This proves how important it is to have an
individuals, and businesses to individuals.email. Many businesses request email addresses from
Nowadays, individuals will communicate via emailtheir customers to send them correspondence. This is
before making a telephone call. Writing personalbecause it is paperless and it is cheap. It is amazing
letters and sending them through postal mail is nearlyhow much paper is not being used because of the
obsolete. Instead, most individuals throughout thedigital age.
world have an email address that enables them to beFor the business
connected to people all over the world.Businesses have certainly never been the same.
As for how easy an email address is to acquire,Instead of calling an employee to the office to tell
there are many web based email programs out there.them something, a boss will simply send an internal
Most everyone with an email address has oneemail to that employee. This saves a lot of time,
through a web based program. Many also have emailtherefore productivity increases. There is no more
service with their ISP. What's amazing is that manyhaving to make the long walk to the boss's office to
individuals have both email service with their ISP andbe told something simple. Now it can be done
a free email account. When they go to work theyinstantaneously.
have a business email. This more or less means thatIn addition to the business being able to communicate
the average person has around two to three emailwith other businesses such as venders, they are also
addresses that allows them to communicate with theable to communicate with their customers.
world.Customers sometimes prefer dealing with businesses
Benefitsvia email instead of over the phone, by postal mail, or
The benefits are quite overwhelming because thereeven in person. They can better comprehend what it
are simply so many. First of all, business email hasis they are being told by being able to read the
changed the way businesses do business. Once uponinformation instead of listening to it.
a time, a business had to wait on postal mailIn marketing
regarding important information. Now that informationEmail has also changed the way in which businesses
is sent via email. This means that companies canmarket. Businesses now send marketing emails to
converse with each other and receive answers totheir prospects. They also send newsletters and
any questions immediately. This also eliminates theother media to advertise their business. This has also
telephone, which means that individuals do notcut down on advertising costs for businesses, making
receive phone calls at inconvenient times. Instead,them more profitable.
they go back to their computer after an importantIt is simply amazing what email has done for the
meeting or other obligation and the email is waitingworld. It has benefited the bottom line of businesses,
for them to read.helps keep families in touch, and makes getting
Another benefit of email is the fact that manyinformation very easy. It is no wonder that most
families are separated and scattered all over theeveryone has some kind of email address, whether it
world. This technology has allowed these families tois a personal email address or a business email
communicate with each other on a daily basis. It isaddress. It is literally a necessity.
nice to find out if a family member is okay, to say