The Grammar Police

87% watch their spelling and punctuation when typing emails. More than two-thirds (70%) are irked by misspellings but 76% excuse the errors when the emails come from a mobile device, like a BlackBerry®.

On the Verge of Email Bankruptcy

Nearly 23% of email users have either declared “email bankruptcy,” deleting all of their email messages to start anew, or are seriously considering doing so.

30% have gotten a new email address to start fresh with a new inbox or are thinking about it. It’s no surprise then that the average Bostonian has 2.6 email accounts. It’s easy to get a new email address these days too, just visit My eAddress for a new one of your own.

I’m in the Bathroom, Just Let Me Finish this Last Email

Nearly two-thirds (62%) of Boston email users say they’ve checked their email from the bathroom. Other popular email spots include in bed in their pajamas (68%), in a restaurant (76%), while driving (48%), while on a date (24%), at happy hour (29%) and from church (14%).

It’s So Over, Now Lose My Email Address

15% have asked someone out on a date over email and 7% have broken up over email. Meanwhile, 16% have used email to share bad news and 7% have quit their job by email.

Vacation No Longer an Escape

17% plan vacations based on where they know they can access email, and 30% say they feel obligated to check work email while on a break from the office.

The average email user in Boston checks personal email at work 3.6 times per day. Meanwhile, they also check work email nearly 3 times in a given weekend.

Alarm Clock. Yawn. Check Email.

One in five (21%) Bostonians check their email as soon as they wake up and 15% check email right when they get home from work. 37% even check their email in the middle of the night and 38% of mobile email users keep their mobile device or BlackBerry® on the nightstand so they can hear the chime of a new email arriving in their inbox.

I Heart Mobile Email

One in ten (11%) email users checks their email from a mobile device or cell phone. In fact, 67% of these users say they upgraded to a new cell phone in the last year because they wanted to get email while on-the-go. Want to get mobile email on your phone? Just click here to get started.