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NEWS ABOUT: e-mails

e-mails stories: 8 news summaries
OPINION

Facebook, Twitter Will Kill Email ... Maybe

Social networking sites have their place, but
so does predecessor

Oct 12, 09 3:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Email’s had a good run, but its day is done, according to Jessica Vascellaro of the Wall Street Journal. Email is an outdated form of communication, better suited to a time when we logged online and off, she argues. Now that we’re always connected, Twitter and Facebook... More »

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social networking • Internet • email • Facebook • Twitter • e-mails

Hotmail Phishing Scam
Also Took In Gmail Users

Hotmail users not alone; scheme was 'industry-wide'

Oct 6, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hotmail users weren’t the only ones compromised in the huge phishing scheme that came to light yesterday. Another 20,000 email accounts and passwords have surfaced, bearing addresses from Gmail, Yahoo, AOL and other services, the BBC reports. Google has found a third list but hasn't detailed its contents.... More »

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Google • email • Gmail • hackers • phishing • hacking • e-mails • Hotmail

 Mistress' Other Man 
 Sent Sanford E-mails to Paper 

Argentine mistress saw another man, but told Gov, 'You are my love'

Jun 27, 09 8:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Sanford’s lovey-dovey e-mails were discovered—and e-mailed to a South Carolina newspaper—by another man his mistress was dating, a former coworker tells the New York Times. He says the mistress, who’s been identified as María Belén Chapur, began dating a young Argentinean... More »

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South Carolina • Argentina • affair • governor • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • e-mails • María Belén Chapur

 Smartphones Dial Up 
 Etiquette Debate 

Some call tapping rude; others call it necessary

Jun 22, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most companies don’t have rules about smartphone use at work—but with more people eying their BlackBerrys during meetings, a debate is raging over smartphone conduct, the New York Times reports. Many call excessive BlackBerrying the height of rudeness, but others hold that today’s world requires constant electronic... More »

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iPhone • BlackBerry • smartphones • texting • etiquette • e-mails

UC San Diego
to Rejects: You're In!

Email screw-up raises false hopes for 28K denied applicants

Apr 1, 09 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 28,000 applicants were rejected from the University of California, San Diego weeks ago—and all of them received emails from the school on Monday applauding their acceptance, the Los Angeles Times reports. A few hours later, the admissions office sent out a follow-up email apologizing for the mistake,... More »

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college admissions • college • admissions officers • University of California San Diego • e-mails

After Respite, Spam Now 94% of All Email

Nov. crackdown cut
junk by 70%, but mailers have recovered

Mar 31, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Like it or not, spam has made a comeback. Unwanted junk email is back up to 94% of all traffic, according to Google’s anti-spam Postini division. Spammers suffered a setback in November, when web backbone providers banned McColo Corp., a server spammers used to coordinate attacks, the New York ... More »

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Google • email • spam • e-mails

 Cell Networks Pass Test 

Handled massive inauguration volume

Jan 21, 09 3:29 AM CST
(Newser) - The Washington DC networks of the major cellphone carriers held up under massive pressure yesterday, handling millions of additional texts and emails without crashing, reports USA Today. There were some delays but AT&T, Verizon and Sprint handled up to three times their normal volume as thousands of spectators at... More »

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Verizon • text message • Sprint • President Obama • Inauguration Day • capacity • e-mails • cellphones

DC Cell Phone Calls:
Maybe We Can

Inauguration throngs threaten to overwhelm networks

Jan 19, 09 3:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Throngs of people at the inauguration threaten to overwhelm the cell phone system with a massive number of calls, texts, tweets and emails, reports the New York Times. Major cell phone companies are scrambling to upgrade and add capacity, but no one knows how the system will respond to the... More »

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cell phones • Verizon • Sprint • Twitter • President Obama • Inauguration Day • uplinks • capacity • e-mails • Cellular Communications and Internet Association

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