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Kiwi for Gmail, a desktop client for Gmail on Macs, has revealed a new update that brings new features compatible with the Google Suite.
BizReport
Sixty-two percent of consumers in the UK have abandoned an email address or would consider doing so if they felt they were getting too much email, according to a recent report from the DMA. The research also revealed that 58 percent of younger consumers had abandoned an email address, whereas only 27 percent of older consumers had done so.
WKBW
Uber NY has sent out an email pushing citizens of upstate New York to help support the ride sharing service in the region. The email features the #NYNeedsUber campaign and reminds New Yorkers that they live in one of the last places in the country without access to ride sharing apps. The email went out to 1.5 million residents outside of New York City that already have the app on their phones asking them to support the push to bring Uber upstate.
Huffington Post
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, has sent out an email to reassure employees after Donald Trump was elected president.
Boing Boing
Adult website AdultFriendFinder.com was hacked last week and the data from 400 million accounts was exposed online.
Lifehacker
A new app called Hop wants to make writing emails from like chat. The tool allows you to quickly reply to conversations in the inbox that appear more like a chat-like experience. The email client turns the email chain into a simplified conversation that looks like what you would see in Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp.
CBS News
Vice president-elect Mike Pence does not want to hand over the contents of an email regarding his attempts at dismantling Obamacare in Indiana.
Tech Dirt
A Washington State court has ruled that public officials that conduct official business via personal email are subject to public records requests of their personal inboxes.
The Courier
Forty-five percent of consumers in the UK have so-called 'ghost' email accounts, aka emails accounts that are active but that they no longer use, according to research from DMA. The DMA Consumer Email Tracker 2016 research, also found that 62 percent of those consumers said they have abandoned an email address or would consider doing so if they felt they were receiving too many emails.
MarketingProfs
Consumers want the ability to control the frequency of emails in order to keep them from unsubscribing, according to recent research from Mapp.