For the past two decades, electronically stored information, commonly known as ESI, has been widely understood to mean requests for another party's emails during discovery. However, in today's post COVID-19 era, there is a significant fracturing of the way individuals communicate. Practitioners should be aware of additional media channels and communication options when requesting ESI. As soon as litigation is anticipated, counsel should determine both whether relevant ESI may be found in these alternative media, and the accessibility of this information.