Mike Dougherty's Blog

E-mail a help or hindrance?

A colleague and I were discussing all the e-mail we get in relation to our jobs. Initially, we were talking about how much we get and how you can get behind if you don’t take care of your inbox each day.

When I wondered aloud if the extra workload were worth the convenience it provides, he pointed out that being able to receive news releases from different groups DOES make for less rewriting and typing in news items that are of interest to our readers.

Just like anything, there is a good side and a bad side. Spam or more typing? Some days it’s a tough call. But I’ll bet we aren’t returning to a time without it, are we?