The Punctuation Police

91% watch their spelling and punctuation when typing emails. Over two-thirds (71%) are irked by misspellings but 75% excuse the errors when the emails come from a mobile device, like a BlackBerry®.

I’m Filing for Email Bankruptcy

Nearly 28% of email users have either declared “email bankruptcy,” deleting all of their email messages to start anew, or are seriously considering doing so.

One in three (32%) have gotten a new email address to start fresh with a new inbox or are thinking about it. It’s no surprise that the average San Franciscan has 2.8 email accounts. It’s easy to get a new email address too, just visit My eAddress for a new one of your own.

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

Two-thirds (67%) of San Francisco email users say they’ve checked their email from the bathroom. Other popular email spots include in bed in their pajamas (70%), in a restaurant (76%), while driving (39%), while on a date (28%), at happy hour (30%) and from church (13%).

It’s So Over, Now Lose My Email Address

11% have asked someone out on a date over email and 6% have broken up over email. Meanwhile, 21% have used email to share bad news and 6% have quit their job by email.

I’ll Get You That Memo After This Email to My Mom

The average email user in San Francisco checks personal email 4 times per day. Meanwhile, they also check work email over 3 times in a given weekend.

One in five (22%) plan vacations based on where they know they can access email, and 31% say they feel obligated to check work email while on a break from the office.

Checking Email: All Day & All Night

One in four (23%) San Franciscans check their email as soon as they wake up and 11% check email right after dinner. 36% even check their email in the middle of the night and 30% 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.

Email On-the-Go

One in four (23%) email users check their email from a mobile device or cell phone. In fact, 54% 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.