In 1971, engineer Ray Tomlinson was asked to find something interesting to do with the newly created ARPANET computer network. So he invented email, inadvertently changing human communication forever.
Reports of email’s death are greatly exaggerated
On Monday, the WSJ declared that the era of email is coming to an end, as people increasingly turn to social media to communicate. But a slew of commentators have hit back, arguing email isn’t going anywhere soon.
The end of email?
The WSJ has declared email’s reign “over”, with real-time services like Twitter and Facebook increasingly becoming the preferred method of communication. After all, who has time in this modern world to wait for email responses? It can take minutes!
How to avoid an email phishing attack
Thousands of private email usernames and passwords were released online this week after a phishing attack on Hotmail. But what the phrig is “phishing” and how can you avoid being the next victim?
Hotmail h4×0r3d: 10,000 passwords leaked
How safe is your email account? Microsoft has confirmed reports that thousands of Hotmail account passwords have been stolen by a hacker and leaked online.
Why is it that the capital letters ARE SCREAMING?
When it comes to online communication, capital letters serve more of a function than just clarifying proper nouns. Instead, they have developed a whole new persona.
Welcome to Festac Town, email scam capital of Nigeria
“Dear Sir, I am a Nigerian prince…” you know the tune. And if you’ve received one (or, say, five billion) of these emails, chances are it came from a single town in Lagos, Nigeria.
Wickie to Nine News Machine: We’re back!
From: Wick, Darren. To: TCN News Department. “When the Jackson story broke, EVERYONE kicked into action — and Sydney saw it FIRST ON NINE. It was just like the promo!!”
Crikey Clarifier: What is spam and where does it come from?
An estimated 94% of all email is spam: over 100 billion messages every day. Stilgherrian explains where it comes from and why.
What Google did next: kill email (as we know it)
Not content with Gmail, Google is re-inventing the way we understand email, with Google Wave. Unlike standard email, it doesn’t accumulate chronologically, but combines maps, instant messaging and more.
The best email lists in US politics
Hillary Clinton’s vaunted list—estimated to include as many as 2.5 million email addresses— is a virtual licence to print money for Democratic pols and causes.
Putting the heart into advertising
Crikey has noticed heart creep in advertising — beyond the normal boundaries of February 14. Let us count the ways, writes Jane Nethercote.
Media briefs and TV ratings
News Ltd: Not in the news business … Seven home and hosed in the 2007 ratings battle … Last night’s TV ratings.
Tony Abbott, or should we call him Lucky Jim?
A curious thing happens to me whenever I get together with former Liberal Party leadership aspirant Tony Abbott. I get these weird emails, writes Tim Brunero, former Big Brother housemate at LIVENEWS.com.au
… And now for the backroom blues
The focus today is on new ministers and the new Liberal leadership team. But what about the people who do the leg work – the staff? Christian Kerr looks at their options.
Yes, Prime Minister. All change for the public service
Only half joking, senior public servants have been commenting on how much better the country has been running during the caretaker period, without an elected government running the show. That is all about to change, writes Stephen Bartos.
Jetstar annoys customers again
Jetstar’s latest stunt of offering a few 5 cent tickets played out in the predictable way last night – untold thousands of desperates wasted hours on an over-loaded website failing to get the advertised seats, writes Michael Pascoe.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
It seems this campaign has run from eternity to the 12th of never, months of ersatz electioneering followed by six weeks on a road to where exactly? Who knows, but the essential thing is that the ultimate result must be greeted by a sea of jubilant/dejected/outraged drunks. There is one simple truth in Australian politics: […]
Rupert’s minions rip off young writers
In the Melbourne suburb of Darebin, Rupert Murdoch’s nondescript local giveaway, part of the huge Leader chain, stands accused of ripping off writers, some under 18. But whose fault is it?
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Just five days to go, things are coming to a head in the long, long campaign to Election 2007. Over the next week we’ll be bringing you some other special features in your daily email: your essential Crikey Crib Sheets.
Caroline Overington v. the priggish pontificators
It’s official. Journalists must conduct themselves like funeral directors. Or solicitors in Victorian novels. That’s the wash-up from the Caroline Overington case, writes Christian Kerr.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Ecuyer: Why does Overington persist in writing about me? … When it matters, people won’t vote Labor … Liberals know all is lost … Wentworth … the states won’t co-operate with Rudd …
The Chaser …
Essay: The taking of the ABC
John Howard’s legacy will include an Australian Broadcasting Corporation Board packed with rightwing radicals, linked to industry funded think tanks hostile to public enterprise, writes Friends of the ABC spokesman, Professor Alan Knight.
Razer: Finding humour in election 2.0
This weekend past, I determined to hunt for neo-con humour, Liberal High-Jinks and general coalition contretemps. Deductive and inductive reason tells us there must be some amusing conservatives, writes Helen Razer.
