Over the past few weeks we’ve seen a number of articles all of which show that the tech industry is having a resurgence of interest in email — which many folks had written off with the advent of social media.

Here are links to a few of them:

- [Email is Still the Best Thing on the Internet](http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/why-email-will-never-die/375973/)

- [Why Everyone is Obsessed with Email Newsletters Right Now](http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/23/why-everyone-is-obsessed-with-e-mail-newsletters-right-now/)

- [Forget IM: Why Email is Still the Ultimate Form of Online Communication](http://www.techradar.com/us/news/internet/you-ve-got-mail-why-email-is-the-enduring-form-of-internet-communication-1263200)

These articles point out in many ways how all that is old is new again.  Mobile and social networks have actually **increased email readership and volumes**, and email is a critical part of engagement for both mobile and social.

Since I started at Message Systems I’ve had friends and neighbors ask me about what we do here.  When I say we move [20% of the world’s email](http://www.messagesystems.com/about-us "About Message Systems"), many are impressed, but some have looked at me quizzically and said something like: “But I thought email was going away”. I then ask them what the first thing they do is when they wake up in the morning. Most answer: “Pick up my smartphone”. And then I ask, “And what do you check first?”. 98% of the time the answer is: “My email”. Right. In fact email is still the top application used on mobile phones, according to surveys I have seen, including one conducted by Facebook and IDC last year that showed that email is used by 78% of all smartphone users.

Despite famous predictions about email being doomed in past years, it is indisputable that email is **still** the Internet’s number one communications channel.  Message Systems is already the dominant provider of [email](http://www.messagesystems.com/products-services/products/email-momentum-platform "Momentum Platform – Email") for high volume senders like [Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Groupon](http://www.messagesystems.com/community/featured-clients "Message Systems clients"). Through superior innovation, Message Systems intends to make email an even stronger channel for connecting companies with their customers or member community.

This is a tremendously exciting time for email and Message Systems, and I can’t wait to see how the next few years play out.

Viva email!

_Learn more about the future of email marketing. CEO of the Relevancy Group, David Daniels, provides exclusive insight into the current **[State of Email Marketing](http://www.messagesystems.com/resources/webinars/state-email-marketing?src=Blog&pc=Blog-WR-StateOfEmailMktg "State of Email Marketing webinar")** in this webinar._