email bankruptcy n.— «The term “e-mail bankruptcy” may have been coined as early as 1999 by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who studies the relationship between people and technology. Professor Sherry Turkle said she came up with...
email bankruptcy n.— «I got a lot of comments on my drowning in email post from several weeks ago. Jerry suggested I declare email bankruptcy which I seriously considered.» —“Email Holiday” by Fred Wilson A VC (New York City) May 3, 2005. (source:...
email bankruptcy n. choosing to delete, archive, or ignore a very large number of email messages without ever reading them, replying to each with a unique response, or otherwise acting individually on them. Editorial Note: Although Lawrence Lessig...
email bankruptcy
n.— «Is there such a thing as email bankruptcy so you can start clean and not owe anyone anything anymore?» —“Re: PING Tuesday” by Tuesday Knight Usenet: alt.religion.wicca Oct. 22, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
email bankruptcy n.— «If you’ve been waiting for internet legal visionary Lawrence Lessig to reply to your e-mail, forget about it. In a script-driven note sent out last week, Lessig wrote: “Dear person who sent me a yet-unanswered e-mail, I...
