E-mail is Dead. Long live E-mail

Interesting article from CNN noting that teenagers use e-mail only to communicate with adults or for "business purposes" (yes, these teenagers have actual businesses!

According to these soon to be mega-moguls, kids prefer to use texting and social networking to communicate with one another and the outside world. One young panelist at a recent conference noted "I use Facebook wherever I go. I only log in to my e-mail once a week."

Clearly, this shift has profound implications for the next generation of mobile devices. It seems to be that the focus should be on delivering the web in it's most usable form, as opposed to newer and faster ways to deliver e-mail. Texting and usable keypads will also continue to be of importance.

For business and association leaders who have just figured out e-mail, watch out. You may be obsolete already!