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The surprising economics of spam

Aug 13, 2012
A look at the screwy economic model of that pesky inbox filler.

Hotmail signs off, replaced with Outlook.com

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.

How many work emails do you get a day?

Jul 9, 2012
Someone actually came up with an average amount.

Target vs. Amazon: A battle over 'showrooming'

May 4, 2012
The big red retailer is sick of showing off products just to lose the sale to the e-tailer.

Big email companies and online bankers fight phishing

Jan 30, 2012
Tech companies Google, Yahoo, Microsoft are teaming up with financial institutions to launch a project to stem the tide of email phishing or malicious spam offers flooding inboxes and destroying trust in email.

Oh whither the postal service

Sep 6, 2011
The USPS says it will default on loans if the government doesn't step in by the end of the month. Turns out this whole "electric mail", also known...

For public good, not for profit.

Pew: Everything is about as you expect it would be

Aug 9, 2011
New report from Pew Internet and American Life Project says that the most popular activities online are (drum roll please) search and email!...

Times and WaPo crowdsource Palin emails

Jun 10, 2011
The State of Alaska is releasing some 25,000 pages of emails today from the abbreviated gubernatorial career of Sarah Palin. That's a lot of pages....