Hate email. Love texting. Why so?

Published August 6, 2018 This content is archived.

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An article on BBC about why people hate using email but love sending texts interviews Michael Stefanone, professor of communication. “Many people dread email because it is a conduit for unwanted advertising, a wide range of spam and flat out attempts to scam or ‘phish’ us,” he said. “It’s generally impersonal and work-related.”

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http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180802-why-we-hate-using-email-but-love-sending-texts

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