Therapy by e-mail

All that hate mail was getting us down. So we sent a note to Usofyne.com and got back a healthy dose of ass-kissing.

May 18, 2001 | Salon Technology's writers discuss the latest news in high tech and give their opinionated takes on the biggest technology stories of the week.

This week, Katharine Mieszkowski describes how a bit of over-the-top flattery randomly generated by an e-mail "prop-giving" service did wonders for staff morale.

(With Amy Standen and Damien Cave.)

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