We have to say we were a bit surprised by the results!

51% of the respondents said they were email hoarders. Hoarders hold on to everything and rarely delete anything outta their inbox. They have little reason to really. Webmail products such as Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL and Hotmail keep adding storage so we have been conditioned to think that we should never delete anything. In the new consumer cloud, there is more than enough space for all those things you might have to go back and dig out of your inbox.

Why do hoarders have a hard time getting rid of emails? Here’s 5 things that might be driving our collective non action.

5- Cluelessness- Some peeps have no idea what is going on in their inbox. They just know they have a lot of email!

4- Reference- Sometimes you gotta go back and check the tape.

3- Phone numbers and addresses – What was that phone number again?

2- Attachments- That photo of your cute nephew on the pony? He can’t ride that pony anymore.

1- Laziness- We got all the hard drive space in the world, right? Right?

Whatever reason you have for holding on to email, we got your back with Organizer!

Organizer is perfect for making sense of those less-than-important messages you get by automatically organizing them into folders and leaving space in your inbox for all the other stuff you probably won’t get around to deleting or archiving anytime soon. =)

So we set up two new folders for his countless ACDLA and Alacourt emails. In Gmail, under “manage labels” we created a new label – OIB ACDLA and OIB Alacourt.

I was sure to nest it under the OIB folder so Dad’s sidebar stays nice and neat!

Then we took a look at all the fluff. You know, the stuff my dad doesn’t care about but for some reason he just ignores when it comes in. Yep, it was time for the OIB Unsubscribe folder!

We unsubscribed my Dad from a newsletter he’s had in his inbox since 2007. He couldn’t believe it was so easy to get rid of. Now he can safely and easily unsubscribe from stuff anytime!

So we started with 15,000 emails in Dad’s inbox…  After Organizer? 200!

My Dad is very very pleased! And with his email straightened out, Mom is happy too – especially since Dad won’t be asking her “did you delete that email?” Mom is an highly organized individual. Dad?  Well, not so much… but now at least his gmail account can be!

This month, OtherInbox Organizer surpassed 1 million signups! All month long, we have been celebrating and sharing some of the things we have learned about people and email.

This is your last chance to enter to win an iPad 2!

Next week, we’ll select a winner and announce the results of the poll!

So tell us, what kind of email user are you? Take the quick survey for a chance to win something sweet to read your emails on… an iPad 2!

Good Luck!

We have compiled a few ideas about our users’ IQ or Inbox Quotient! It’s not a number and it’s not scientific but it is an interesting way to think about your email habits and how you might improve them.. with Organizer! =)

In February, 1966, Time Magazine published an article entitled “The Futurists: Looking Toward A.D. 2000.” In it, they gaze 34 years into the future of topics such as the internet (electronic “information retrieval”) and of course, e-commerce.

From the article – “Remote shopping, while entirely feasible, will flop– because shoppers like to get out of the house, like to handle the merchandise, like to be able to change their minds.”

Well we all know that remote shopping or e-commerce or online shopping is a big hit. And is getting bigger and better all the time!

Some fun online shopping facts-

• 85% of the entire online community have purchased something online.
• 44% shop with a purpose, reading product reviews and testimonials.
• 28% only buy when there is an offer or coupon involved.
• 27% only buy when there is free shipping.

Organizer has Shoppers covered! We take their receipts, shipping notices, coupons, newsletters and what not from your favorite online merchants, files them automatically and sends them a great Daily Digest of their activity.

So Shoppers, grab your credit card and shop away! Organizer is here to help you keep track of your online purchases from start to finish. From the moment you start researching by signing up for their newsletter to learn more, to the deal they send you when they place the item or service on sale, to the confirmation of your purchase with an email receipt and finally, to the shipping notice when you get your hard earned prize.

Smart shoppers use Organizer to save time, effort and money!

Are you a Shopper? Tweet us on Twitter, like us on Facebook and tell us all about it!

In fact, like us, follow us or try us all throughout the month of June and you’ll be automatically entered to win an iPad 2! Good luck.

So if there was ever a person who needed Organizer, it is my Dad.  He loves to shop online – Ebay, Charity Buzz, Amazon are all in his inbox. He follows all the sports and news blogs and contributes regularly so they are all in his inbox too!

To say that his inbox is overflowing would be an understatement. My pop pushes the limits on being a email hoarder. In fact, I think they would have to come up with a new name for him : Tyranna-Hoardus Rex! Seriously, I had to set up an email account for my mom on her phone because she could never find her emails in my dad’s inbox. For some crazy (and sweet reason) they had been sharing an email address. I guess they still share everything! =)

So this Father’s Day, while I am very sad that I will not be able to be with him, I will be giving him some quality father-daughter phone time. I’ll surely take a minute to help him set up Organizer on his Gmail to ease the flow of newsletters, notifications, reviews, coupons, receipts, and who knows what else!

How about you? Think your dad could use something like Organizer? I bet he could!

We have compiled a few ideas about our users’ IQ or Inbox Quotient! It’s not a number and it’s not scientific but it is an interesting way to think about your email habits and how you might improve them.. with Organizer! =)

How quickly do you go through your inbox? Or are you constantly at Inbox Zero? If you maintain forwarders, filters, labels and signatures you are likely what we call an email PRO!

You Pros have it all figured out. You run filters and maintain folders and labels on your multiple inboxes so you can deal with the barrage of email you get on your own terms. But we think that even seasoned professionals can use a helping hand now and then!

Organizer is like a built in automatic, administrative super assistant that helps Pros be even more… Pro. Incoming emails, receipts, coupons and shipping notices are automatically organized and you are updated in a great looking dashboard style layout we call the Daily Digest.

Wouldn’t you like an admin like that? Organizer is ready!

So are you ready to move up to the next level of Pro? Tweet us on Twitter, like us on Facebook and tell us!

In fact, like us, follow us or try us all throughout the month of June and you’ll be automatically entered to win an iPad 2! Good luck.

We have compiled a few ideas about our users’ IQ or Inbox Quotient! It’s not a number and it’s not scientific but it is an interesting way to think about your email habits and how you might improve them.. with Organizer! =)

See below to see if you fall into the Socialite profile! Then enter our 1 Million Signups iPad 2 giveaway! How’s that for a celebration?

The Urban Dictionary defines Socialite as ”Those who talk to erybody at a party and go out of their way to make sure they talk to ERYBODY!”

Sound familiar? Well, have you ever thought to yourself…

“I get a lot of friend requests and invites that I am always checking my email to see what, when and who are new.”

So many friends, so little bandwidth. Socialites are always juggling event invites, updates and friend requests. Eventbright, Facebook, Evite, Twitter and other notifications rule their world and it can be quite the handful staying on top of it all! It’s like the internet is a one big networking party!

Socialites! We say. Bring. It. On. Just use Organizer!

One look at your Daily Digest and Socialites can see where they are going and who might be joining them! It’s almost like having a personal assistant filling you in on your busy life every morning! Except this assistant doesn’t need food.. or money.

So keep on networking Socialites. We got your inbox covered so you won’t miss a person, place or event!

Yep, our Organizer Daily Digest, alongside coupons, special offers and shipping notices, now highlights your electronic receipts!

NOTE – Below, you see my iTunes receipt for the new Dangermouse and Daniele Luppi album, “Rome.” Highly recommended! =)

TIP- Quickly scan your Digest subject lines for the word “receipt” to find your highlighted receipts.

We are certain Digest fans will dig the new feature and use it to keep track of their online purchases. With your Daily Digest you can track a purchase from the point of sale to the actual ship notice. Pretty sweet!

What else do you want to see in your Digest?
Tell us on Facebook, tweet at us on Twitter or send us a good ol’ email, help@otherinbox.com.

OtherInbox has been helping people manage their email in one way or another since 2008. Our flagship product, Organizer has really resonated with email users all over the web. In fact, we are happy to announce that sometime in the next couple of weeks we will surpass our 1 MILLIONTH sign-up! That’s right, OtherInbox Organizer has nearly a million subscribers!

We’ve organized countless emails, helping our users keep their inboxes in tip top shape with our automatic organization, Daily Digest and the super simple Unsubscribe Folder!

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?

With nearly ONE MILLION USERS later, we have learned a couple of things…

1- Spam is not a huge issue. Bacn is!

Email and internet service providers have really cracked down on spam. Take a look at your spam folder and you’ll see just how good webmail has gotten at catching your salty, spicy ham flavored emails! So that leaves bacn. Bacn is all those things you willingly sign up for (but don’t have time to read) and is the real problem most people have in their inbox!

2- We’ve learned simplicity is key.

Make things easy for someone and they respond. Organizer is super easy to use, that’s why people like it. Someone called our 1-step Unsubscribe Folder the greatest thing since the addition of the RFC 2369 header!

Nerd alert!- RFC 2369 is the header in an email that allows a recipient to unsubscribe from an email list.

3- People’s inboxes are unique.

Some people hold onto everything, some are at Inbox Zero or close. Some peeps sign up for everything and read everything, others sign up for everything and read nothing and still others are so meticulous about who they sign up for, that their email inbox is like a dietitian’s refrigerator; nothing but leafy green archives and turkey everything.

WHATS YOUR IQ?

So, based on what we’ve seen, we think our users fall into one of four types of email personas. The Hoarder, the Pro, the Shopper and the Socialite. Now, everyone uses their email for personal messaging and some peeps are more than one type of profile but some habits are hard to ignore. Habits such as…

• How soon they delete or archive email…. if ever!
• Whether they use labels, filters or folders.
• How many different senders they subscribe to.

These characteristics and more can make up what we call your INBOX QUOTIENT or simply, IQ.

It’s not a number and it’s not scientific but it is an interesting way to think about your email habits and how you might improve them. Over the next couple of weeks we’ll look at what makes a Pro tick, why Hoarders may not ever get rid of an old email, what do Shoppers really want and finally, explore a Socialite’s obsession with how many twitter followers they might have!

We are very excited to be on the verge of one million users! Not many technology startups can do that and we are leading the pack in the online email application space. If you are among the more than 950,000 Organizer users, thanks! If not, please try Organizer and divide and conquer your inbox!

Keep an eye on Twitter and Facebook in the next couple of weeks! Sharing YOUR IQ just might win you something sweet to read your emails on!

I just got back from Jazzfest in NOLA, catching amazing music and eating as much Cajun/Creole food as I possibly could w/o exploding! I simply did not have time to read all of my email so being able to quickly skim the Digest was awesome!

With my Daily Digest, I don’t always need to open all my mail…. at least not right away. Think about it, new friends and followers, new invites to cool events, newsletters and all the other stuff I sign up for are set up in one nice package.

I like to look at it like a daily mini magazine; one that knows all about me and sometimes offers great deals too!

Yep, the Digest has great deals now too! Last week we ran a couple of Mother’s Day specials that were uber cool.

My mom got a lil’ something from Amazon and I didn’t have to pay for shipping?

Thanks Daily Digest!