The Punctuation Police

88% watch their spelling and punctuation when typing emails. Two-thirds (66%) are ticked by misspellings but 73% excuse the errors when the emails come from a mobile device, like a BlackBerry®.

I’m Bankrupt Because of Email

Nearly 27% 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 (34%) 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 Tampa email user has 2.3 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.

While I Wait for the Service to Start I’ll Just Finish this Last Email

Over half (59%) of Tampa email users say they’ve checked their email from the bathroom. Other popular email spots include in bed in their pajamas (63%), in a restaurant (70%), while driving (63%), while on a date (30%), at happy hour (33%) and from church (30%).

It’s So Over, Now Lose My Email Address

11% have asked someone out on a date over email and 5% have broken up over email. Meanwhile, 18% have used email to share bad news and 4% have quit their job by email.

Personal Email at Work & Work Email on the Weekends

The average email user in Tampa checks personal email more than 3 times per day. Meanwhile, they also check work email over 3 times in a given weekend.

One in five (21%) plan vacations based on where they know they can access email, and 27% say they feel obligated to check work email while on a break from the office.

Time to Wake Up and Check My Email

One in four (26%) residents of Tampa check their email as soon as they wake up and 11% check email right when they get home from work. 45% even check their email in the middle of the night and 41% 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 seven (14%) email users check their email from a mobile device or cell phone. In fact, 63% 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.