Paper, snail mail soars during the computer age?
Hey there! I'm Alix Shadonnay at the business desk and this morning I have a question for you.
Do you agree that paper and snail mail have soared during the age of the computer? Do you agree that more and more people are still using snail mail to communicate instead of using email and the Internet?
I was a bit surprised when I saw the following clip but I'll let you be the judge. Thanks to our Ottawa Canada bureau for this contribution.
Have a great day.
Paper, 'snail mail' use soars in computer age: StatsCan
Carly Weeks
Ottawa Citizen, Nov. 11, 2006orps, off a train carrying veterans from
Computers may have transformed our lives, but they haven't reduced the
amount of paperwork piling up on desks across the country.
In fact, between 1983 and 2003, the use of paper for printing and writing
more than doubled, according to a new Statistics Canada study.
But the dawn of the computer age does seem to be causing some behaviour
changes among Canadians.
The study, which looked at the changes computers were expected to make in
our lives and whether they materialized, found that people are talking on
the phone and communicating via e-mail more than ever.
Yet the amount of "snail mail" Canadians send is on the rise. However,
instead of the traditional mailbox, Canadians are using couriers and local
messengers to a greater degree, according to the study.
And despite continued improvements in digital technology and the ability to
conduct video conferences, the amount of business travel Canadians do is
increasing.
Another expected change that didn't materialize is the widespread use of
online shopping that some feared would put an end to in-store sales.
Although private sector sales more than quadrupled between 2001 and 2004,
the transactions still made up only about one per cent of total sales.
Similarly, volumes of postal mail have been rising, although the composition
of mail has changed, and couriers and local messengers are proliferating.
This is the case even as Internet use and e-mail are common in Canada.
Despite the fact computers haven't made some of the expected changes to our
daily routines, the amount of money Canadians spend on such electronics is
on the rise.
From 1997 to 2003, average household spending on computer equipment and
supplies rose to $326 from $299 -- particularly significant considering
computer prices declined in that same period, according to Statistics
Canada.
Carly Weeks
Ottawa Citizen, Nov. 11, 2006orps, off a train carrying veterans from
Computers may have transformed our lives, but they haven't reduced the
amount of paperwork piling up on desks across the country.
In fact, between 1983 and 2003, the use of paper for printing and writing
more than doubled, according to a new Statistics Canada study.
But the dawn of the computer age does seem to be causing some behaviour
changes among Canadians.
The study, which looked at the changes computers were expected to make in
our lives and whether they materialized, found that people are talking on
the phone and communicating via e-mail more than ever.
Yet the amount of "snail mail" Canadians send is on the rise. However,
instead of the traditional mailbox, Canadians are using couriers and local
messengers to a greater degree, according to the study.
And despite continued improvements in digital technology and the ability to
conduct video conferences, the amount of business travel Canadians do is
increasing.
Another expected change that didn't materialize is the widespread use of
online shopping that some feared would put an end to in-store sales.
Although private sector sales more than quadrupled between 2001 and 2004,
the transactions still made up only about one per cent of total sales.
Similarly, volumes of postal mail have been rising, although the composition
of mail has changed, and couriers and local messengers are proliferating.
This is the case even as Internet use and e-mail are common in Canada.
Despite the fact computers haven't made some of the expected changes to our
daily routines, the amount of money Canadians spend on such electronics is
on the rise.
From 1997 to 2003, average household spending on computer equipment and
supplies rose to $326 from $299 -- particularly significant considering
computer prices declined in that same period, according to Statistics
Canada.
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