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March 19, 2009 3:48 PM PDT

Social networks, blogs more popular than e-mail

by Dave Rosenberg

Interesting new data from Nielsen Online says "member communities" (e.g., social networks and blogs have become more popular than e-mail.

Blogs and social apps beating e-mail

Blogs and social apps beating e-mail

(Credit: eMarketer)

While the data does not show a dramatic difference between member communities and e-mail use, in terms of percentage points, it does reflect an impact that social communication is having on the way we work and communicate.

Of course, the other side of the equation is finding out how the sample data was taken and if it's based only on consumer data. Nonetheless, it shows that information is moving online, not getting stuck in e-mail boxes.

Another interesting statistic is the fact that 85 percent of those surveyed use search tools, showing once again that the data structure of the Web still has a long way to go. That stat should also bring comfort to Google shareholders.

Dave Rosenberg dishes up "Software, Interrupted" with nearly 15 years of technology and marketing experience that spans from Bell Labs to multiple start-up IPOs to open-source enterprise software companies. He is co-founder of MuleSource and currently serves as the general manager of Hardy Way. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. You can contact Dave via e-mail at softwareinterrupted@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @daveofdoom.
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by ddhboy March 20, 2009 6:37 AM PDT
Welcome to the party. I don't e-mail people I know that much anymore, I just go to facebook or something and comment on their page, or send them a note. I've been doing that for the last year or so.
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by nanditapersaud March 20, 2009 11:36 PM PDT
Dear Sir/Madam,

I am pleading with you to please post this article on your website to highlight the problems some of the women in the Grove Diamond community is facing with the cuban medical staff at the Diamond Diagnostic Center which is located on the East Bank Of Demerara in Guyana.Many patients seeking medical services at night have to wait long hours or are turned away because the cubans are out sporting with their Guyanese friends and men who takes them to clubs,restaurants and bars even when they are on call and the administrator indulges because he himself is a part of this clique. An investigation should be launched, unexpected visits should be made in the nights and on weekends.

The cuban women are luring men of the community to leave their families and have affairs with them. I am aware of this because it happened to my best friend and i am fed up of seeing injustice and lawlessness done to Guyanese women and they have to stay quiet.

I would rather is the names remain anoyamous, My friend is the common law wife of a very influiential businessman for 6 years ,having 2 kids in december of 2008 he physically and verbally abused her and put her out keeping one of the kids with him 4 days after miss cuban pharmacist moves in. She spends weekends, holidays and even weeknights there at his family home, and the administrator and other senior staff allows it because the businessman shower them with gifts and other valuables.

This is not the only story to happen there are other cases whereby men are having affairs with these women and they plan to get married so that they can obtain Guyanese citizenship, Guyanese men fall for these women because they are beautiful.

Several reports were made to the cuban embassy, but to date no investigation was done, Why do guyanese women have to face this ssituation? If you do not believe me send a reporter undercover to talk to the guyanese staff of the hospital, and you will hear for yourselves.

I am saddened seeing my friend's condition, she is taking pills for depression, and this girl is enjoying the life she made with her man. I am pleading with you to please run this story and you will see how many more women will come forward to give you their story.

The wife do not want to come forward because her husband has a lot of friends in authority and he treatened her. Is it just for cubans to come to Guyana and behave in that manner are all the other CUBANS like that? then we do not need them in Guyana.

Cubans seem to be punishing in Cuba so they take advantage of situations like these to break up families so that they can get married and get away from Cuba.

Feel free to contact me anytime on this e-mail address

Yours Sincerely,
Nandita Persaud.
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