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It's more difficult than you think to predict when sending email will advance your personal interests, help you get ahead at work, or improve your social life.

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                Communications of the ACM  Volume 45, Issue 10
                October 2002
                138 pages
                ISSN:0001-0782
                EISSN:1557-7317
                DOI:10.1145/570907
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