Email Address Discrimination

[underdog]

The buddays talking about their AOL email addresses got me thinking of this. Does anyone discriminate when they see someone's email address?

Anytime I get a message from someone with an AOL email address, I sort of discredit them. And if I see a business with an aol address, I don't think I'd ever use them.

I mean, AOL has sucked balls since the 90s, and its 2008. I just can't take anyone seriously if they've been eating shit voluntarily for 8 years. And if a business would rather use a far inferior product for email, what kind of service will they provide?

Also, if a business doesn't have a website, I usually ignore them, as well. They don't need to sell anything on it, but at least have a page with the basic info of your company.

[hunnerbun]

I agree about the website stuff underdog. I hate the yellow pages and tend to look stuff up on the interwebz instead. It pisses me off in this day and age when I am looking for something from a company and they don't have at least an information website...or they have a site but it is so shitty and hard to navigate i just get pissed off.
That being said, I have a business but don't have a website mostly because I want to do one myself and cant get time to figure it out....I did buy Webpages For Dummies tho, just have to find time to read it.

[TooLowBrow]

It pisses me off in this day and age when I am looking for something from a company and they don't have at least an information website...or they have a site but it is so shitty and hard to navigate i just get pissed off.
i hate a restaurant the doesnt have a menu online

[epo]

If you wanna see some discrimination, apply for a job and list your stupid email address on your resume.

Drinkingguy@aol.com

That should do the trick!

NOTE: People actually do this!

[SatCam]

Any business with an AOL email, or without a website is a joke. Sorry bun, it's just too day easy these days

[King Hippos Bandaid]

If you wanna see some discrimination, apply for a job and list your stupid email address on your resume.

Drinkingguy@aol.com

That should do the trick!

NOTE: People actually do this!

dude it was you that didn't hire me

not cool

[GvacMobile]

If you wanna see some discrimination, apply for a job and list your stupid email address on your resume.

Drinkingguy@aol.com

That should do the trick!

NOTE: People actually do this!

No wonder CofyCrakCocaine can't get a job.

[Devo37]

any .ru or .tv email address. just about every un-solicited email i receive.

also, anything from the prince of nigeria.

[underdog]

If you wanna see some discrimination, apply for a job and list your stupid email address on your resume.

Drinkingguy@aol.com

That should do the trick!

NOTE: People actually do this!

It's stupid. It's so easy to get a free email address now. If you're applying for a job, get one with your name on it!

I get the best email addresses from applicants.

[underdog]

also, anything from the prince of nigeria.

You should really start replying to those ones. (http://www.419eater.com)

[mikeyboy]

No wonder CofyCrakCocaine can't get a job.

:lol:

[Freakshow]

You can keep you AOL email address for free, even if you don't subscribe to AOL. Didn't Ron say that's what he does? I know my dad has a email address, which he had for years, so he didn't want to lose the address, but he doesn't use AOL anymore.

[drjoek]

I actually keep aol as my email server. Its about the only thing I use it for. Email plus the Instant messanger is enough for me. I'm not trying to impress anyone with the quality or hipness of my email server. Ronnie B is on Aol quite often. He comes up on my buddy list. I have IMed him a couple of times but he does not return my notes. Maybe someday I'll be cool enough to get a response. You know I'd print it out and put it on the wall of my office for everyone to see.

[Mike Teacher]

bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt

[Judge Smails]

Geez, I guess it's time for me to switch over from CompuServe.

[Freitag]

Geez, I guess it's time for me to switch over from CompuServe.

My first email address was on Prodigy. Where they were going to charge you 25 cents per email.

[LaBoob]

You can keep you AOL email address for free, even if you don't subscribe to AOL. Didn't Ron say that's what he does? I know my dad has a email address, which he had for years, so he didn't want to lose the address, but he doesn't use AOL anymore.


QFT... I've had the same AOL email address since I was 13... why should I switch over? I unsubscribed from AOL ages ago and don't pay a dime for it. Incidentally, I've never given a second thought to someone's email address, or at least what comes after the @... some people come up with some pretty stupid email account names, myself included.

For anything professional I'll use some version of my name @yahoo or hotmail or whatever.

Totally get your point from a professional standpoint, but for private email I just don't get ya.

[SinA]

can i get sina@ronfez.net?
earl? maybe after you finish updating the file library?

[JustJon]

can i get sina@ronfez.net?
earl? maybe after you finish updating the file library?

No. If you have a problem with that, let me know at justjon@ronfez.net

[Bob Impact]

I've noticed the opposite, since I started working at my new (a very large company) I get MUCH faster and more polite responses when I use that email address.