But phone/tablet email, etc., is so common now, that I think people have figured it out ("Hey, Dave used a similar but utterly inappropriate word — must be Autocorrect!"). And given that a lot of those messages also come across as ads ("Sent from BuyMeMail on My iPhone"), they're even more intrusive.
On the other hand, my CIO does it, so I'm not going to fight that battle in my company. 🙂
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Annoying.
I know it makes me kind of an ass, but my first thought is always "please figure out how to use your phone soon…"
Sent from the +1 extension on Chrome 27 running on Windows 7
Are “Sent From My Phone” Signatures Useful or Annoying?
Depending on whom you ask, a mobile signature in email is either a clever time-saving trick…or just plain annoying. Which side of the fence are you on?
I do find them useful sometimes – why should it be annoying tacked on the end of a message?
If the message is written appropriately the signature isn't needed. Each scenario is different though and I thoroughly admit that my annoyance is deeply rooted in tech snobbery 🙂
Oh, and I guess I should be a bit more specific. It's not too annoying to me when someone uses a Sent from my mobile or something. It's when they leave it as the default advertisement or use some absurd excuse phrase that gets me.
How's this?
"Sent from my iPod, my Android, my Casio calculator, my Osborne portable, or even from my Blackberry. Sent from that moment in time when I decided your message was so important that it deserved an immediate response, even though portable devices suck as typing interfaces. Because… I love you, man. Because whatever else is going on, that stuff can just wait, you know? So here it is, and you know it's the real truth, because I didn't dwell on it long enough to say anything clever. I just heard from you, and I laid down the tracks. Because we're keepin' it real, baby."
I find those messages much more palatable than the legal crap that gets sent out with many corporate email responses:
"This email and all files and information transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom the email is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the email to the intended recipient(s), you have received this email in error, and use of it is strictly prohibited. Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual sender and not of the company unless specifically so indicated. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender, delete this message, and do not print, copy, or disclose the content of this message. Inadvertent disclosure of this message does not waive any privilege or claim of confidentiality."
+George Wiman stolen.
Tacked on at the end shouldn't be annoying. You don't have to read it. And I like it because I can excuse mistakes and also not misconstrue inappropriate remarks. Some auto-corrects are subtle enough that without that sig could be very bad but not obvious auto-correct.
But I agree that they can be annoying …
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Sent from my Sprint L900 SGN2 Android rooted running CM10 with a custom homescreen, see image attached below. Plus animated GIF of my shitty forum or Android character eating an Apple. Ha I'm clever.
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I like it when somebody changes the name of their device so that it says something like "Sent from my toaster."
😀
It’s also a good sign about whether or not my boss is at the office. [grinning]
True.
In a business environment? Good.
Even with internal business email, there are unwritten expectations. Being unexpectedly brief can be perceived as rude. Typographical errors can appear unprofessional at best, rude or embarrassing at worst.
"Sent from my Android V9.better-than-yours" can be pretentious, but "Sent from my phone" is just a preemptive apology for brevity.
In our company, the lawyers have found out about email, and we're encouraged to include a three paragraph disclaimer with our signature. Seriously. It's easily five times the length of 95% of the emails sent.
The lawyers at my company got the disclaimer tacked on through the SMTP gateway, so outbound mail automatically gets it. Which I guess is more convenient, but still annoying.
LOL. The illusion of privacy/compliance.
In 2013 when most people are fairly buried in communication/messages, the less muda the better.
"In our company, the lawyers have found out about email, and we're encouraged to include a three paragraph disclaimer with our signature. Seriously. It's easily five times the length of 95% of the emails sent."
Awesome! You brightened our day with that one.
(Posted from my Dell Optiplex 990 running Windows 7 SP1. Only the intended recipient may read this message. Including this disclaimer.)