Pros and Cons

There are many pros and cons of online communication. There are many different types of online communication and they all have different things to offer to the user. The main uses to communication online are E-mail, IM, Chatrooms, and blogs.


Email is most likely the most used form of communication via the web. The pros to email is that it is easy, cheap, fast and universal. You can talk to anyone around the world abd you dont even have to leave your seat. There are cons to email as well. They are impersonal because it is easier to say something mean without feeling as bad because your not saying it too the person's face. Also it is not very secure and you receive alot of spam messages.


IM communication is probably the fastest way to communicate online. You instantly send a message instantly through the web. Your friend can then respond instantly. It is quick and easy to use. The downside of IM is that you cannot be face to face with the person and it is is impersonal. Also you cannot be sure who you are talking to it could be a creepy old man with no life.

Chatrooms are also a fast and easy to use. You can go into a chatroom and can talk to a whole bunch of people about a certain topic. It is good because you can talk to a lot of people. It is bad because you have no idea who you are talking to and you could see some creeps on the web.

Blogs are alomst like email because it is not instant and it is impersonal. It is good because it is a way to communicate and is pretty easy. It is bad because you cannot instantly talk to the person and you have to wait for them to comment back.