Digital Smarts - Head of Google Hands On Nine Tips for Handling Email

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has passed on his set of rules for not getting overwhelmed by email in a new article in Time magazine. One of his recommendations is to send quick responses, reminding readers that less said in an email is often more. In addition, he brings up the point that using the blind copy (bcc) feature has become rather useless in a transparent world where so much of what we send ends up in front of unintended audiences anyway. He also suggests forwarding emails to yourself that contain items you may want to recall later and adding a few keywords that will aid in a future search for that email. This email forwarding trick is useful for important documents that you might need to access to on a phone or other digital device if you need them when you are away from home.