Social media is sucking up more of our time as people spend hours on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, et al. At the same time, however, an “ancient” digital medium is also capturing a lot of our attention: e-mail.
According to a new study by Xobni, which makes an e-mail add-on for Outlook and mobile devices, found that 72% of people in the U.S. and 68% of those in the U.K. regularly check email on vacations, sick days, or at home in bed.
As well, 27% of the 2,200 people who took the survey said they checked their email outside of regular working hours because they feel it is expected, while 26% of Americans feel they can’t handle/overwhelmed by the number of emails they receive during vacation.
What the survey suggests is that more people are becoming digitally addicted – whether it’s email or social media. The question is if these digital activities are consuming more time, what are people not doing? Is it TV, exercise, time with friends and family?
For all the talk and excitement about cloud computing, it still surprises people when online services run into trouble.
