Article link: New forms of online communication spell end of email era in Korea

This article cites research that finds that over two-thirds of high school and college students in two South Korean provinces rarely or no longer use email to communicate. Younger generations are instead turning to SMS, IM and blogs to communicate.

“Email’s efficiency falls in terms of promptness, convenience and credibility,” observed Yoo Hyon-ok, president, SK Communications. “With the continuous emergence of new communication means, communication formats will develop further in the future.”