Share Paper: R.I.P E-Mail * 1965 - ✝ 2015

  1. Walther Nagler, University of Technology Graz, Austria
  2. Martin Ebner, University of Technology Graz, Austria
  3. Martin Schön, University of Technology Graz, Germany
Thursday, June 30 10:30 AM-11:00 AM Junior Ballroom D

Abstract: For the ninth time, the Graz University of Technology has carried out a survey amongst its freshmen in order to find out their preferences and habits according to the use of modern IT- and Web-technologies. Besides the remarkable long-term changes in regards to the ownership of technology, the results of this year´s (2015) survey yielded a sensation. The instant messaging client for smartphones “WhatsApp” has superseded e-mailing from its leading position of being the preferred communication media. E-mailing was displaced on second place for the first time after nine years of survey. A clear trend can be stated in regards ...