How the Internet has changed the way people communicate with one another.

The Internet has forever changed the way we communicate with one another.  It has opened up the world so someone in the U.S. can communicate with someone in Japan without having a phone line or the other person’s address.  This is the main reason the Internet became so popular, but in the process the Internet has virtually cut off physical time spent with other friends and family, because it’s just too easy to send a quick email.  It is said that with the growth of technology the American population has become increasingly lazy (for lack of a better word).  People have all kinds of reasons for not wanting to call a loved one…maybe they don’t have the time or they feel the person may talk too much?  Many will often choose to email or text close friends and family members, because they feel they can “multitask” and do other things at the same time.  I believe email and the Internet in general has pushed us all away from friends and family, because it's just easier to send a quick email, Facebook message or Twit pic.  When communicating with friends and family members who live across the country I feel Skype is a great option because it’s free, but Skype too is often abused and used for the wrong reasons.

Most Internet friendships are as cheap as they get, most of these so called friends are only your friends because of work, school or another friend.  Who truly has two to five hundred friends?  Often times these “friends” only want to poke around your page, and may have no real interest in who you are as a person.

While at work I have never had the experience of receiving a forwarded email from a colleague that was meant to be private; but in the past I have noticed people recalling emails they didn't mean to send out.  At that point it was too late, the email had already been sent. Often times I would notice the recall email first and after reading it, I can remember feeling an immediate desire to view the original email.  Many times the recalled email is what actually brought my attention to the original email.