TheInternethascreatedameansforpeopletocomeclosertogether.Ratherthanspendingmoneyonphoneservices,peopleindifferentstatesorevendifferentcountriescanhoponmessengerservices,socialnetworkingoremailtocommunicate.

　　TheInternetallowspeopletofindoldfriends,classmates,andfamilymembers,ormeetnewpeople.WiththegrowingpopularityoftheInternetmoreandmorepeoplearecommunicatingviaemail.Thisfastandefficientmethodofcommunicationisperhapsthepreferredmethodofonlinecommunicationatthepresentwiththousandsuponthousandsofemailsbeingsenteachday.Themanyusesofemailarewhatmakeitsoappealingandsoversatile.Whetheryouaresendingagreetingtoagrandparentorsendingfilestoacoworker,youcaneasilyutilizeemailtodoso.

　　Emailhascomequitealongwaysinceitsintroduction,yetitisstillusedformanyofthesamereasons.Basicelectroniccommunicationhasessentiallyevolvedintoamoreresourcefultoolasonehastheabilitytodomuchmorenowthentheyoncecould.Alongwiththeusualsendingoffilesandtextmessagesthroughemail,onecansendgreetingcards,managetheiremailsbyassigningthemtofoldersorclassifyingthemasjunkandevenorganizeandmanagetheirdailytasksonsomeemailservers.

　　Thiswonderfultoolisnotwithoutitsdownsidehowever.Somepeoplechoosetosendwormsandvirusesviaemailandintheprocessinfectanddamagequitealotofcomputers.Avirusemailcanoftenbeverydifficulttodetect,especiallytosomeonewithverylittleknowledgeofcomputervirusesandhowtheywork.Ifyounoticethatyouhaveananonymousemailoranemailwithanameforeigntoyouthenyoumaynotwanttoopenthisemailasmaylikelybeavirusesandthemereactofopeningtheemailmakesyourcomputersusceptibletoinfection.

　　Alongwiththeabovementionedproblemsprivacyhasalsobecomeanissuewithemailactivity.Virtuallyeveryemailthatyousendhastogothroughanumberofcomputersbeforeitreachestheinboxoftheintendedreceiverandalongthewaythereexistsadistinctpossibilitythatanindividualcouldhackintoyouremailandreadit.Thusitisimperativethatyouhaveabulletproofpassword.

　　Onlinecommunicationdoesnotallowuserstoseeoneanotherorspeakface-to-face.Thoughtheuseofvideochatcanallowuserstospeakface-to-facevirtually,chatprogramsandemaildonotalwaysallowit.Anonlinefriendshipdoesnothavethesamecontactasaphysicalone,suchasmeetingupinperson,contactingoverthetelephone,andhavingaconversation,nordoesitallowyouthephysicalexperienceandcomfortofhavingafriendbyyourside.