Where Do You Stand? We-Mail


Updated 02/20/09 4:55 PM · Posted by · 44 comments

Where Do You Stand? We-Mail

I'm sure you've all heard of we-mail by now, but if you're unfamiliar with the term, it's simply a shared email address couples use in lieu of individual ones. While the idea is kind of cute, it makes it almost impossible to have a confidential conversation with someone besides your significant other. Sure, it's great for making plans, paying bills, and coordinating work events, but I'd take Read more

WTF?!


Updated 01/29/08 9:55 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

AT&T Collects Email Addresses For the Fun of It

It's like MySpace: AT&T wants to look popular, so they maintain a long email list of "friends," whom they never correspond with. It's so tenth grade. Source Read more

Handle This: Mixing Business With Pleasure


Updated 12/04/07 5:22 PM · Posted by · 24 comments

Handle This: Mixing Business With Pleasure

Welcome to DearSugar's new feature: Handle This. I'm going to give you a hypothetical scenario and ask you to tell me how you would handle it in the comments below. Let's give it a whirl. You have had a crush on your co-worker ever since you started working for the company six months ago. He was in a serious relationship, but you found out they broke up over the Thanksgiving weekend. Your group Read more

What Do You Think About Shared E-Mail Accounts?


Updated 10/04/07 7:29 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 41 comments

What Do You Think About Shared E-Mail Accounts?

Last week my mother forwarded me a message from a woman who is a friend of our family and I realized she has a joint e-mail account with her husband. That is to say, her e-mail was her name, plus her husband's name, plus their last name. The address made me question their autonomy and wonder why two smart, independent people would create a joint e-mail account. While I honestly don't have Read more

Do You Know Your E-mail History?


Updated 08/13/07 8:31 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 19 comments

Do You Know Your E-mail History?

Most of us send at least twenty e-mails a day and receive more forwards, notes from friends, work related documents and even inappropriate innuendos than we want to admit, but how much do we know about e-mail history and how e-mail actually works? Source Take the Quiz Read more

Top 10 Most E-Mail Addicted Cities In The US


Updated 07/31/07 4:13 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 33 comments

Top 10 Most E-Mail Addicted Cities In The US

The folks over at Switched inform me that AOL just completed a massive survey on e-mail usage throughout the United States, which polled residents of the country's top 20 markets. The results? While teens may think e-mail is so 1999, there are many adults (and teens) who are in need of a little e-mail detox. America's top 10 e-mail addicted cities are: Washington DC - This year, our nation's Read more

The How-To Lounge: Coping with Excessive E-mail


Updated 08/02/07 3:15 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

The How-To Lounge: Coping with Excessive E-mail

In this technical day and age, e-mail is a part of our everyday life. We are so married to our e-mail that every new phone has the ability to be wireless so everyone can stay connected even if they are away from their desks. But with so many e-mails inundating your inbox, it's hard to keep your head screwed on straight. Below are some tips to help you stay afloat when your e-mail inbox is Read more

22 Pop = Typewriter That Sends E-mail


Updated 07/29/07 3:12 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 17 comments

22 Pop = Typewriter That Sends E-mail

Forget teaching your Luddite relative to use a computer - maybe you should just transform their low tech device into something more high tech. The 22 Pop is a modified typewriter that can send e-mails. It's called ‘22’ because of the Olivetti typewriter classic, Lettera 22 it is modeled on; ‘pop’ as a reference to the email protocol used. How does it work? An ordinary Lettera 22 is Read more

Dear Poll: Do you Use your Work E-Mail to Engage in Less than Professional Banter?


Updated 08/01/07 1:21 PM · Posted by · 15 comments

Dear Poll: Do you Use your Work E-Mail to Engage in Less than Professional Banter?

These days, working professionals are spending more time behind their desks than with their loved ones. With that said, communicating with the opposite sex over the internet is the easiest way to date, make plans, get caught up, and even simply flirt. I think we can all agree that it makes your day fly by when you carry on some fun, playful banter with your new crush -- but what about engaging Read more

The How-to Lounge: E-Mail Etiquette


Updated 05/18/07 5:22 AM · Posted by · 7 comments

The How-to Lounge: E-Mail Etiquette

The digital age has completely taken over and e-mail has become many people's main way of communication. While it is a great way to correspond, it is very easy to misconstrue voice, tone, and implication when you can't look or hear the person on the other end of the message. In this How-to Lounge, I am going to give you some pointers to help avoid misinterpreting e-mails. Click here to read Read more