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Discussion on: What Was Your First-ever Email Address & Do You Still Use It Today?

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Erin A Olinick

Fun fact: The first email address ever created was "tomlinson@bbn-tenexa," which was created by computer engineer Ray Tomlinson in 1971. Tomlinson is also credited with inventing the use of the "@" symbol in email addresses to separate the user name from the destination address.