This article Link: Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea. suggests that Korean young people are treating email like many of us think of snail mail or telephone calls. The communication form they say is becoming too formal and slow in terms of response time. I tend to agree that in a world where I shut my instant messenger off less than my lights, it's definitely time to rethink what is acceptable communication for business. Sociologists will likely have a great time dissecting how the anti-social college students that you can best reach by IM are affected long term, but I'm about ready to trade in my stodgy inbox for something closer to free flowing communication.
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