What Online Service Or Site Couldn’t You Live Without?

June 19th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

Filed Under: Everton • Internet News

Tags: Email, Gmail, Google, Java on Mobile, N95, Nokia, P2P Usenet, Spam, Survey, UK

What online service couldn’t you live without? According to ICM, 50% of 25-24 year olds in the UK couldn’t survive without email.  The survey also found tht 41% of teenagers said that they relied on e-mail and 44% of 35 to 44-year-olds said that email was vital.

I have to admit that I probably check my email probably every 10-15 minutes when I’m awake (It’s also one of the first things I do when I wake up, sometimes even the first if my laptop’s in the bedroom. ), even more so since I got my Nokia N95.  It probably would be more efficient to set my Nokia N95 to chime whenever I get a new message, but I’ve never had much joy setting up POP3 access with gmail. Plus, POP3 doesn’t allow me to flag spam messages, whereas the great gmail java client does, and it also maintains message threads.

If I had to choose a second service I couldn’t live without it would be Usenet access. I rely on Usenet for a lot of content - almost everyday.

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Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News.

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1. #1
   

   Comment by Brown Baron on 19 June 2007:

   I’d have to say email. It’s become the most important tool for communicating. I can’t imagine not having email.
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   Comment by 3gp on 19 June 2007:

   i have quite a long list. I can liveout

   seobook.com
   seomoz.org
   forums.digitalpoint.com
   pakimp3.org
   wordpress.com

   and ofcource email
3. #3
   

   Comment by Sanketh on 19 June 2007:

   E-Mail
   IM(Yahoo/MSN)
   Forums
   And Blogs!
4. #4
   

   Comment by Ceglie Messapica on 19 June 2007:

   I use above all Email but also Search Engines, Forums an Blogs.
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   Comment by Mosey on 19 June 2007:

   Email.
   For a time Forums, but now Blogs have taken the No. 1 spot!

   One thing I can’t live without everyday (aside from essential water/food) is music and a shower!
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   Comment by Benjamin on 19 June 2007:

   I would be absolutely devastated if I didn’t have

   Gmail (I don’t even know how many accounts I have there anymore)
   Google, as my degree rests on it
   http://www.redhotpawn.com (it’s chess, not PRON)
   http://youretime.wordpress.com (my blog)

   I would be in pain without

   http://www.youtube.com
   http://www.tv-links.co.uk
   http://xo.typepad.com
   and many more
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   Comment by listikal on 19 June 2007:

   For a while it was Digg honestly. I do use e-mail a lot, but I use my cell phone as a texting/communication device more and more.

   I would say e-mail followed by Google Reader presently.
8. #8
   

   Comment by Vinod on 20 June 2007:

   In the order of importance:-
   1) EMail
   2) RSS
9. #9

   Pingback by 什么在线服务网站值得你推荐？ » Ghacks CN on 21 June 2007:

   [...] 我在Connected Internet 上看到这个题目，我想也许总结一下所有的在线服务我们不能没有他们。我不是说电子邮件、Usenet或ICQ，我所说的是一些网站提供的服务，你非常喜欢的、可推荐的和一旦他们消失你会想念的。 [...]
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    Comment by How To Wake Up Early on 11 September 2007:

    Email
    RSS (news, blogs etc)
    Audiobooks download

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