[Sigiii-l] Plaza - impact on our lives

[Michel J. Menou]

The note below that was circulated by Paul Baker on the AoIR list
reminded me of a cartoon showing all the employees of a company lining
behind the one an only computer connectd to the net and some saying to
each other "I am goign to send you a mail".


From: "Paul M.A. Baker" <pmbaker1 at earthlink.net>
To: <air-l at aoir.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:35:08 -0400
Subject: [Air-l] FW: CNET - British boss bans e-mail


I found this interesting...
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Paul M.A. Baker, Ph.D.=20
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Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT)
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British boss bans e-mail
By Jo Best
Special to CNET News.com
http://news.com.com/2100-1022-5079151.html=20

The chief of U.K. mobile phone retailer Phones 4U has insisted that staff
talk rather than e-mail, saying there will be instant benefits from the
interdiction.
John Caudwell, CEO of High Street mobile retailer Phones 4U, announced
Thursday that he'll ban all employees from using e-mail across the =
business.

The reasoning behind the total ban is apparently to improve productivity by
reducing the time Phones 4U employees spend unnecessarily on e-mail--which
Caudwell estimates will save the company around $1.6 million (1 million
British pounds) a month.