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How Do You Relate to a Friend Who's a Technophobe?

John Blumenthal | Posted 04.12.2013 | Technology
Read More: Snail Mail, Carbon Paper, Kindle, Library, Iphone, Dewey Decimal System, Huffington Post, Technophobe, Facebook, Blogging, Tweet, Ipad, Nook, Technology News
John Blumenthal

With one exception, all of my friends use computers. They also own smartphones. Most have an iPad, an iPod, a GPS, a Kindle or a Nook. They frequently shop on the Internet and use MapQuest. They have a Facebook page and get their news from the Web. Some play Words With Friends. The exception is Larry.

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Going for Broke

Paul Gereffi | Posted 04.03.2013 | Business
Read More: US-Postal-Service, US Postal Service, Email, Snail Mail, Postal Service, Mail, Business News
Paul Gereffi

While everyone is predicting our demise? Instead of blaming the Internet for less mail, let's make the Post Office a place to go for Internet access. Customers could come in and use the Internet, like they do now at some Office Depot or FedEx outlets.

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The Mail, Magazines and Books: A Love Story

Molly Moynahan | Posted 01.20.2013 | Media
Read More: Magazines, Snail Mail, Germinal, Letter Writing, Mademoiselle Magazine, The Phantom, E Books vs Books, E Books, Vintage Magazines, Media News
Molly Moynahan

My newspaper love has a fetish side, which is the need for a virgin paper, unread, unwrinkled, untouched.

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A Different Kind of Love Letter

Elisabeth Egan | Posted 10.23.2012 | Parents
Read More: Snail Mail, Letters to Mom, Writing Letters, Love Letters, Parents-Kids, Tweens, Mothers and Daughters, Mail From Daughter, Letters From Camp, Mail, Parents-Moms, Letters to Kid, Raising-Girls, Parents News
Elisabeth Egan

I'm a ferocious communicator, firing off texts, e-mails and tweets at all hours, but I'd forgotten how much I love the ritual of collecting my thoughts and writing them down, in pen.

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The Remarkable Discovery I Made In An Old Trunk Of Letters

Karen Dukess | Posted 10.08.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Snail Mail, Letters, Listening, Love Letters, Email, Patience, Waiting, Communicating, Instant Gratification, Fifty News
Karen Dukess

I have an old trunk full of letters written to me when I was at camp and at college and living abroad. I have letters written on onion-skin paper and on pages ripped from college notebooks. I have love letters from old boyfriends and letters from friends I never thought I'd lose touch with.

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The 5 Best Sendable Valentine's Day Treats

Small Kitchen College | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste
Read More: Snail Mail, Lemon, Sweets, Dessert, Peanut Butter, Brownies, Mail, Cookies, Flavored Syrups, Valentine, Simple Syrup, Diy, Alcohol, Valentine's Day, Booze, Cake Pops, Cakes, Gifts, Blondies, Homemade Gift Ideas, Taste News
Small Kitchen College

As the saying goes, the way to someone's heart is through his or her stomach -- so I've compiled a list of simply delicious treats that act as blank canvases for the personal touches and creativity that make a good gifts unforgettable.

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Long Live Snail Mail!

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 01.12.2012 | Small Business
Read More: Small-Business-News-and-Trends, Snail Mail, Direct Marketing, Email Marketing, Video, Survey Says, Direct Mail Marketing, Online Marketing, Small Business News and Trends, Epsilon, Online Marketing Tips, Marketing Tips, Epsilon Survey, Small Business News

Despite the prevalence of email and digital marketing and the stigma of junk mail, a recent study finds that consumers still prefer direct mail when i...

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Startup Updater Sees Goldmine In 'Snail Mail'

Reuters | Posted 01.15.2012 | Small Business
Read More: Snail Mail, Tech Startups, Small Business, Postal Service, Startup, Small Business News and Trends, Technology, Mail, Small Business News

(Deborah L. Cohen) - One entrepreneur's shrinking, outdated market is another entrepreneur's goldmine. Traditional mail may be on the wane, but tha...

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Wal-Mart and T-Mobile Offer Phone Plans for People Who Hate Making Calls

Harmon Leon | Posted 12.05.2011 | Technology
Read More: T-Mobile Phone Plans, T-Mobile Wal-Mart, Snail Mail, Wal-Mart, Social Networks., T-Mobile, Data-Centric, Instant Messaging Services, Wal-Mart Phone Plans, Text Messages, Texting, Technology News
Harmon Leon

Here's a twist: Wal-Mart is joining forces with T-Mobile to offer phone plans for people who have phone-phobia. (Fear of talking on the phone.) The $...

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Thanks to Spam, It's Not Junk Mail Anymore

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Postage Stamps, Snail Mail, Direct Marketing, Small Business, Strategy, Consumer Marketing, Junk Mail, Usps, Email, Spam, Media, Business, Qvc, Consumer Spending, Mail, Recycling, Marketing Strategy, Advertising, Online Advertising, Internet Advertising, Internet Marketing, Direct Mail, Branding, Marketing, E-Mail, Email Spam, Technology News
Sarah O'Leary

If you want to reach your consumers in the internet age, tell the youngsters in the office that you're kickin' it old school with USPS.

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Jeff Jarvis: Newspapers And Snail Mail "In The Same Sinking Ship"

Seeking Alpha | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Snail Mail, Newspapers, US Mail, US Postal Service, Media News

Newspapers like to think they, too, have fixed costs and that's why they keep whining that readers "should" pay their bills. But they don't; for their...

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