Email What is it good for

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Remember those letters you used to write to your grandmother? Oh, who am I kidding, if you are under twenty, chances are you have never even written a letter. A tidal wave has emerged from beneath and grabbed us by a storm. It's called an E-mail. E-mail is a word that has echoed in our society for the past several years. Some of us are very depended on this so-called "E-mail" but most of us are as lost as the lost city of Atlantis. The Internet is a mystery that has boggled the minds of many but to some it's a simple tool used to enhance their lives. The "Net" is the nickname for the Internet, to some the word "Net" brings simple pleasure and to others it bring horror and deception. E-mail is the main component of the net; some call it EMS, which stands for electronic message system. For the user of E-mail that is merely a technical term for something simple, but for the non-users it screams the horror of a technology advance that is sweeping the world.

People who fear this kind of advancement are people who fear change overall, E-mail in today's world is not an accessory but it's a necessity. Our ever-growing business world demands people to communicate faster and cheaper. E-mail provides

following was said: "About 20 million Americans may be under the watchful and electronic eye of their employers, according to a survey by the International Labour Organization, a United Nations agency. Just over 40 percent of the 301 companies polled said they searched employee email; 28 percent said they looked at network mail and 15 percent said they eavesdrop on voice mail." (Time. http://cgi.pathfinder.com/t ime/daily/0,2960,13 44,00.html).

Question: Any other thoughts on people using E-mail for sexual pleasures?

3.) "The other side of Email." Editorial.Time. Online Ed. November 1998. http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/daily/0,2960,1344,00.html

- People making acquaintances and friends in other cities through 'chat' and able to stay in touch more easily via email.

- More frequent communication than before

The issue is simple depending on your point of view. To some people E-mail is efficient and to others its annoying. Whatever your take is its simple to say E-mail beats snail mail in efficiency but loses the personal touch. People's fears of computer cause them to make hasty generalization about E-mail. They hate E-mail because of little things, one of them being SPAM mail. SPAM mail is bulk mail in your electronic mailbox; it is unwanted mail send to your E-mail address by someone who is advertising his or her web pages. Research has indicated that about 85% of SPAM mail contained pornographic web pages. Therefore making it easy for the kids to have access to Porn sites. But like anything on the Internet there is way to go around everything. "Free web-based e-mail accounts are perfect for setting up throwaway e-mail addresses to use in public postings, on Web site forms, or in any other place where spammers can get their paws on your info." (PC computing 156).

E-mail is a topic that can be discussed for hours and since I don't have time or the paper to do, I will just say there are many things wrong with E-mail but at the same time there are many things that are right about it to. So I support E-mail with a passion, we need it in our super-charged lives.

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