What would you say to an add-on for your email client that would track what times you read your emails at, what time your co-workers read their emails from you, the time of day you liked to compose emails, and how long it takes you to reply. And then have all that info given to your boss and co-workers?
Because to me, it sounds a little like 1984. This is what Outlook extension Xobni promises to do.
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I've always wondered if Gmail and other free email services put a cap on how many emails you can send per day, and now I have my answer: 500.
Addicted as I am to digital communication, I can't really imagine needing to send that many emails, especially since I have instant messengers (where I probably do hit about 500 sent messages a day!), but it did get me thinking about how many emails I do send per day. With work email and personal email combined, I hit send an awful lot of times each day (though like I said, nowhere near 500).
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The New York Times reports that ABC and its writers have had disputes over whether employees checking their company-issued BlackBerrys after work hours is considered overtime.
Although I'd laugh off checking one or two emails and simply reading them as obviously not being overtime, it's clear that we have a modern-technology-induced gray area here. Reading a couple of emails while outside work (and occasionally replying) is a way to check in, and as long as that's optional on the employee's part, then I don't consider that working (and hence, not overtime).
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I have a box of stationery that sits on my desk and never gets used. Aside from the occasional thank-you note, I never sit at my desk and just pour my feelings out onto a sheet of paper with pen and ink.
Everything important gets an email — which is also what the New York Times is saying this week, as well as questioning what happens when emails don't get received.
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I know that at least one of our readers will dig this little bit of news coming from Helio, because she's a die hard Ocean fan. If you use Gmail on your Ocean, Fin, or Mysto messaging center, then rejoice. The days of "sending/receiving" your mail are over.
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