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Business Definition for: E-mail

  • electronic mail, a message sent across the Internet, or a system for transferring messages between computers, mobile phones, or other communications attached to the Internet

Wiktionary Definition for: E-mail

  • #(''uncountable'') A system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually via a network.
  • Ex: ''He sent me his details via '''e-mail'''.''
  • Ex: ''The advent of '''e-mail''' has simultaneously brought our society closer together and farther apart.''
  • #(''countable; see'' '''Usage notes''' ''below'') An e-mail message.
  • Ex: ''I am searching through my old '''e-mails'''.''
  • Ex: ''He sent me several '''e-mails''' last week to that effect.''
  • #(''uncountable; see'' '''Usage notes''' ''below'') A quantity of e-mail messages.
  • Ex: ''I am searching through my old '''e-mail'''.''
  • Ex: ''My inbox used to only allow 50 MB of '''e-mail''' at a time until last year, when they upgraded it to 2 GBs!''

Additional Resources

Leave E-Mail Messages On Your E-Mail Server
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Principles of E-mail Marketing
"In the past few years, e-mail has burst upon the marketing scene with a great splash. What is it about e-mail that is so compelling? It could be the speed with which e-mail is sent and received. Or it could be the high response rates that beat banner advertisements hands...
Tags: Online Communications, E-mail, Email Marketing, American Marketing Association
White papers 2002-01-01
Peek: It Does E-mail, and Only E-Mail. Will it Sell?
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Discussion threads 2008-09-22
Are You Sending Opt-in E-Mails or Spam?
Simply put, opt-in e-mail is e-mail sent to people who have given the person permission to contact them via e-mail on a particular subject. It builds on existing relationships with customers, newsletter subscribers, affiliates and sales leads. This is why opt-in e-mail is sometimes referred to as "Permission-based" e-mail marketing,...
Tags: Online Communications, Corporate Communications, E-mail, Marketing
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Electronic Mail Policy
The Electronic Mail (e-mail) policy covers the employee training to use the e-mail system, appropriate/inappropriate use of e-mail, the confidentiality, retention, courtesy, security, review, privacy, discipline, monitoring, and other related topics.
Tags: Business & Legal Reports, E-mail, Online Communications
Tools & templates 2007-11-16
How to Select an E-mail Marketing Vendor
Given today’s economic uncertainty and budget constraints, many marketers have turned to e-mail as the medium of choice for communicating with their customer base. As more companies incorporated e-mail into the marketing mix, the number of e-mail vendors skyrocketed into the hundreds. To know more on the advantages of the...
Tags: Email Marketing, American Marketing Association, Online Communications, E-mail
White papers 2002-01-01
UPS Mail Innovations Announces International Mail Services; Savings, Faster Transit Time for Mail from U.S. to 200 Countries
ATLANTA -- UPS Mail Innovations, the business mail services unit of UPS (NYSE: UPS), today announced its international mail services to help U.S. businesses more quickly and efficiently move mail destined for international locations.
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Research articles 2004-09-27
Using E-mail Newsletters as Marketing Tools
"E-mail is ubiquitous. It is an undeniably effective method to conduct business communications. Obviously, when compared to traditional direct mail, the expense of e-mail messages is pennies on the dollar due to the high cost of print, postage and other production factors. More notably, the objective effectiveness of...
Tags: E-mail, Direct Mail, Marketing, Online Communications, American Marketing Association
White papers 2002-01-01
Use Outlook With AOL E-Mail
America Online AOL uses a proprietary e-mail system. In April 2004, AOL introduced a way that its subscribers can access their AOL e-mail messages from other e-mail applications, including Outlook, anywhere Internet access is available. You do not have to be directly connected to the AOL service to access your...
Tags: Online Communications, E-mail, IMAP, AOL E-mail, America Online Inc., Microsoft Outlook
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Organize Your Email Inbox Effectively
E-mail is one of the most common ways to communicate with someone either for personal or business needs. If you have an e-mail account, it is likely that every time you open your e-mail inbox there are many letters waiting for you to respond to. Your inbox is not only...
Tags: E-mail Inbox, E-mail, Online Communications
White papers 2007-01-01
Email Magic Five Sensible Techniques To Tackle That Inbox
E-mail is one of the most common ways to communicate with someone either for personal or business needs. If you have an e-mail account, it is likely that every time you open your e-mail inbox there are many letters waiting for you to respond to. Your inbox is not only...
Tags: Technique, E-mail Inbox, E-mail, Online Communications
White papers 2007-01-01
25 Ways to Do Direct Mail Better
Direct mail can be one of the most efficient, cost-effective marketing vehicles available today. Even in this age of e-commerce, every marketing plan should include a direct-mail component to communicate a company's message. If a person wants proof of the power of direct mail, notice how Internet companies rely on...
Tags: Direct Mail, Marketing
White papers 2002-10-29
Twenty-Five Ways to Do Direct Mail Better
It's so easy to waste money on direct mail that many companies make it a daily practice. Conversely, direct mail can be one of the most efficient, cost-effective marketing vehicles available today. Even when e-commerce is exploding, every marketing plan should include a direct mail component in order to communicate...
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White papers 2001-07-02
Xerox's Digital Mail Service Transforms Snail Mail to e-mail; New Service Improves Productivity by Automating Mail Process
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Research articles 2002-05-20
Yahoo! Mail Announces PhotoMail Beta, Providing an Easier Way to Share Photos by E-mail; Additional Yahoo! Mail Updates Include Availability of More Languages, Integrated Top News Feed, and DomainKeys Indicator
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Yahoo! Inc., (Nasdaq:YHOO) today announced the beta release of an innovative e-mail photo sharing feature called PhotoMail, available for free from Yahoo! Mail (http://mail.yahoo.com), a global leader in e-mail and the No. 1 e-mail service in the United States. PhotoMail greatly simplifies the e-mail photo sharing experience...
Tags: e-mail, photo-sharing, photograph, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Mail
Research articles 2005-05-26
Yahoo! Begins Public Testing of New Yahoo! Mail; Incorporates Oddpost Technology, Provides Faster, Richer and More Dynamic Web Mail
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Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Mail
Research articles 2005-09-14
28 Ways to Optimize Direct Mail Design
Marketing throughdirect mail has a number of advantages over branding and other less targeted mediums.With enhancment techniques applied to quality lists, direct mail can be very targeted . Mail that is timely and relevant can be a very component in a well sequenced multi-touch campaign. Well designed direct mail can...
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White papers 2002-01-01
Does Direct Mail Generate Leads?
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Discussion threads 2008-08-30
Might as Well Face It… We're Addicted to E-Mail; AOL Survey Reveals the Average E-mail User Checks E-mail Nearly Five Times a Day - Morning, Noon and Night, Even While Driving
DULLES, Va. -- Miami, San Francisco and Philadelphia Top the List of Cities That Can't Live Without E-Mail
Tags: America Online Inc., e-mail, survey
Research articles 2005-05-26
Direct Mail 101: A Weaponry That Works
Direct mail is the most misunderstood, and most neglected, marketing tool among today’s independent professionals. Most people do direct mail all wrong, and then they cry about it all year. If the peers have declared that "direct mail fails," a person may face failure or boring, intimidating or indistinguishable direct...
Tags: Direct Mail
White papers 2003-01-01
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