Comments on: Nice Threads You Got There

By: mp3 house

mp3 house — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:08:04 +0000

in our days email is more easier instead of an postcard

By: sbspalding

sbspalding — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:26:07 +0000

I've been looking on and off but I can't find it. I'll try to take a better
look this weekend.

By: Maggy Young

Maggy Young — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:18:19 +0000

Hi ophelia, you hit on a good point, last sentence para. 2. With letters, you felt that you had to pad them, to make the letter worthwhile & also to save the need for another. The speed & ease of email makes you conscious of brevity. You think 'how can I put it more succintly?'
Also anyone yet got an answer to my earlier comment that there is an app. about a year old which enables you to blank out email contents after sending – great for sent in error. Can anyone tell us the name ? It was probably featured on TechCrunch or Mash.

By: Monavie

Monavie — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:07:00 +0000

Alberto, hit a key point here. That's almost as bad as a person who gets frustrated trying to get their point across, and they just keep sending you the same email thinking that it will make more sense the more they send it. I found an easy way to bomb-proof your emails is to print them off and edit them by hand, that way you don't feel rushed.

By: JD

JD — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:36:17 +0000

I agree email is impersonal. A lot of problems can be solved by picking up the phone or talking face to face. With emails things can get blown out of proportion.

By: Tosh

Tosh — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:22:09 +0000

Not to mention the inpersonality of it all.

By: DB

DB — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:51:26 +0000

Yes, this has happened to all of us, and it's only beginning. We have to be careful to be present to our communication more and more these days.

Email can create fear, but it also increases accountability…

By: ophelia_chong

ophelia_chong — Tue, 27 May 2008 05:16:32 +0000

Thank you Jo Ann. :O) I hate it when I get mass emails with all the addresses visible. Then someone replies “Reply All”. Its a ferris wheel that never stops.
:O) ophelia

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 27 May 2008 03:13:29 +0000

Such a brilliant read. Thank you.

By: Jo Ann Woh

Jo Ann Woh — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:27:06 +0000

Hi Ophelia,

You've made some astute observations in your blog. You're a captivating writer and we wish you more and many! We too, hate
Forwards...apparently not enough else to do.

Best wishes to you and hoping you continue to add your thoughts as articulately as you have here.