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Digital Snail Mail

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

— February 7, 2007 — Unique
Most people do their remote communication via email, SMS or phone. However, every now and again they need to fall back to the dark ages and visit the post box and use good old fashioned snail mail. That is until pixelletter offered a service that lets you send snail mail electronically.

Using pixelletter is pretty simple.
* Compose your correspondence on your PC as a PDF
* Transfer it to the pixelletter server
* Pay them a bit of dosh
* Pixelletter will then print, fold and envelope your letter and deliver it the old fashioned way
Trend Themes
1. Electronic Snail Mail - The trend of sending snail mail electronically provides disruptive innovation opportunities in the digital communication industry by offering a convenient and efficient alternative to traditional mail.
2. Digital Transformation of Mail Services - The trend of digitizing mail services presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the postal industry as it streamlines processes, reduces costs, and improves overall customer experience.
3. Paper-to-digital Transition - The trend of transitioning physical paper documents to digital format creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the document management sector, enabling efficient storage, retrieval, and sharing of information.
Industry Implications
1. Digital Communication - The digital communication industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by incorporating electronic snail mail services into their platforms, offering users a seamless experience across different communication channels.
2. Postal Services - The postal industry has the potential for disruptive innovation by embracing the digital transformation of mail services, optimizing operations, and adapting to changing consumer preferences for convenient and eco-friendly solutions.
3. Document Management - The document management sector can capitalize on the paper-to-digital transition trend by developing advanced technologies and solutions that enable businesses to efficiently manage, organize, and access digital documents, reducing reliance on physical paperwork.
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