We’re looking for the fullest inbox in America
As Amy Scott reported, we send billions of emails every day.
The thing is, email is terrible. At least that’s the conclusion among Marketplace’s digital audience: between unnecessary “reply all,” vague subject lines and passive-aggressive cc’ing, the inbox can be a place of pain.
It can also be crowded. We asked:
How many emails do you have in your inbox? Tell the truth. #numberslove
— Marketplace (@Marketplace) October 23, 2014
So far, we’ve seen a few inbox zero fanatics. We salute them:
@marketplace 0 unread emails everyday.
— Jules Botero (@jules_MIA) October 24, 2014
0 emails! 32 READ! 🙂 I dislike having unread email haha @Marketplace
— Diali (@DialiAvila) October 24, 2014
We’ve also seen… way more than zero:
@Marketplace 16,695 in main inbox folder, an additional 5,000,000+ in saved folders
— Blaine Bershad (@BlaineBershad) October 23, 2014
@Marketplace 192,397 emails.
— Mike Brown (@xenoxaos) October 23, 2014
@Marketplace 218,543 and that’s just one of 7 email accounts…
— Sara Phalen (@SaraPhalen) October 23, 2014
The question now: Can you beat them? We want to find the fullest inbox in America. Tweet us @Marketplace. Bonus points for a screenshot.
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