Articles exploring the history of email — from early network messaging and protocols to how design decisions, standards, and commercial pressures shaped the modern inbox and how we use email today.
Yahoo Mail didn’t disappear overnight. It faded from relevance as trust eroded, decisions stalled, and breaches exposed deeper problems. This is the story of how the internet’s most trusted brand lost its place at the centre of email.
Gmail didn’t become the world’s default inbox by accident. This piece explores how scale, design, and ecosystem beat privacy-first ideals.
Email began as a simple way for researchers to leave messages on networked computers. Decades later, it remains one of the few communication systems that works across companies, countries, and devices — and still underpins much of our digital life.
