# Digital Snail Mail By Hobbyist | Published 2007-02-07 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-snail-mail References: [pixelletter.de](https://www.pixelletter.de/en/) Most people do their [remote communication via email](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/write-mail-ai), SMS or phone. However, every now and again they need to fall back to the dark ages and visit the [post box](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/post-box-finder) and use good old fashioned snail mail. That is until pixelletter offered a service that lets you send [snail mail electronically](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/check-supply). 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 Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 44% | Activity: 57% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **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. - **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. - **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. ### Where This Applies - **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. - **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. - **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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hybrid Mail Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/better-letter-card-co.md) - [Virtual Mail Management](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-mail.md) - [Digital Postcard Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-postcard.md) - [AI Love Letters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lovelettersai.md) - [On-Demand Postage Stamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/myistamp.md) - [Anonymous Letter Sending](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anonymous-letter.md) - [Virtual Mail Management](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stable.md) - [Mailing Automation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/check-supply.md) - [Mailbox-Shaped Scanner Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tou.md)