In the olden days, email was the way that information was conveyed online. I’m talking 1997ish.

Later (let’s say early to mid 2000s), spam became a problem and most email management tools, well, sucked. As a result, I started consuming information via other methods including RSS. I hated dealing with email.

Fast forward to 2010. Gmail (and especially Gmail with priority inbox) rocks. Spam is filtered. People are getting smarter about how to send email.

I like email again. I’m encouraging people to send email. I’m subscribing to things via email. With the right tools, I enjoy using email again.