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Happy birthday, spam! On what 35 years of spam has gotten us
Noel King May 7, 2013
Thirty five years ago today, Gary Thuerk sent out the first spam email. We mark the anniversary by trying to track down a spammer ourselves.
Respond to emails on the same day? You're probably a negative person
Kai Ryssdal Apr 29, 2013
A study says that negative people are 36 percent more likely to respond to emails within 24 hours.
How easy is it for the IRS to go through your email?
David Brancaccio Apr 15, 2013
Are you sure there's nothing in your email that would contradict that tax form you are about to sign? Civil liberties advocates are using this tax return deadline to criticize federal law that doesn't see email as all that private.
Inbox overload: How to time your emails for less stress
Janell Burley Hofmann Apr 3, 2013
When it comes to your email, how soon are you expected to reply? And when is it ok to delay?
Gmail fail? Microsoft says it has a new Outlook
Krissy Clark Feb 19, 2013
Microsoft is launching a $30 million ad campaign today to promote Outlook.com -- a new product meant to compete with Internet-based email systems like Google Inc.’s Gmail.
XOXO: What your email sign-off says about you
Barbara Bogaev Feb 15, 2013
"XOXO" has long been the symbol for a kiss and a hug, but a pair of writers say that it's commonly becoming used as a way to sign-off an email message -- even at the workplace. How does your digital sign-off affect how others perceive you at the office?
The science behind Obama's fundraising emails
Kai Ryssdal Nov 29, 2012
"Casual" and "frequent" seem to be the formula for campaign fundraising emails.
The Petraeus scandal and why email just isn’t secure
David Brancaccio Nov 14, 2012
Former CIA director David Petraeus communicated electronically with his biographer using a not so secure email technique supposedly favored by terrorists to cover their tracks.
The surprising economics of spam
John Moe Aug 13, 2012
A look at the screwy economic model of that pesky inbox filler.
Hotmail signs off, replaced with Outlook.com
Amy Scott Aug 1, 2012
If you've still got a Hotmail account -- and there are still millions of you out there -- take note. As of today, Microsoft is phasing out its free email brand. The company is renaming the service Outlook.com and adding features to better compete with Yahoo and Gmail.
