There's been an obsession with killing email in recent years, and for good reason. Our inboxes have become an unwieldy place, often cluttered with messages that aren't very relevant which makes it challenging to cut through the noise. Major email providers ...

Most of us crave closure and clarity in the workplace, Leighton added, and a lone “hey” feels too open-ended. Some online have noted that hey hanging is more common among baby boomers, and Leighton generally thinks that’s true.

Alternative email provider Hey is expanding its offering with a new blog and email newsletter service, called Hey World, which is being offered as a free addition to all personal Hey subscribers, the company announced today. Using Hey World is incredibly ...

Hey is the kind of tech product I really wanted to love. In many ways, the $99-per-year email service from Basecamp is the antithesis to modern tech. Instead of bombarding you with notifications, Hey makes you opt in to them on a per-contact or per ...

The abrupt utterance has infiltrated the charts, from Katy Perry to the Weeknd, in the past two years. Is it an industry joke or simply a way to fill space in a song? In the weekly pop steeplechase of the Top 40 a sudden, percussive shout of “Hey!”

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is the editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. With the world now in a seemingly permanent state of crisis, you may not be in the ...