E-mail and Seniors Senior citizens are one of the fastest growning groups using new online technologies. E-mail allows them to stay in closer touch with their children and grandchildren and offers a welcome respite from isolation and disability. Listen as NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports from Los Angeles on the popularity of e-mail among older Americans. Historians see this as a new source of information, but it has the potential of being too much of a good thing. Listen as David Kestenbaum reports.
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More than 100 million Americans now use e-mail at work. It's a way to brainstorm with coworkers, schedule meetings and share information. But sometimes just trying to keep up with the sheer volume of messages can seem like a full-time job in itself. Listen as NPR's David Molpus examines how e-mail is transforming the workplace. Audio files require the RealAudio player .