Posted to UK Daily Mail (24/12/2010) on 25/12/2010 at 1:30 AM
Commenting on “Is email dead? Under 25s abandoning 'cumbersome' mode of communication for social networking sites”
There may be 1.5 million people signing up as new users, but there could be more than 1.5 million just become dormant, inactive or dead. Many users register to Facebook due to peer pressure, but never interact after the process. Many could not be bothered anymore after the initial fad is over.
Not unlike air travel, its popularity does not spell the end of shipping – ships are still being used for cruises and heavy cargo transport, Facebook will not spell the end of email, which will still have a place in many organisations where business communication rather than social networking is the primary concern.
