Internet Provides New Ways to Communicate

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Internet Provides New Ways to Communicate

Through the centuries, technology has changed communication. In the 19th century people communicated through mail by the use of the pony express and through the electrical speech machine, known today as the telephone. In the 20th century into the beginning of the 21st century the new technology of computers has become widely available to people around the world. With computers, the internet has changed the way people communicate today. Postal mail and telephones are still used, but advancing technology currently provides communication through instant messaging, e-mail, and webcams.

Instant messaging is a form of communicating through sending instant texts and receiving instant texts. Every person has a “screen name;” a chosen name that identifies an individual and allows others to know if they are online. A screen name is like a phone number; it is a way to instantly connect with someone. All the screen names a person has stored are visible on a buddy list. A buddy list is a window that lists everyone on a person’s list that is online and everyone on a person’s list that is offline. If a person is online the person is able to talk. With a double click on a screen name a text window will pop up for communication with that particular person. The smaller text box of the window is where a person types what they want to say. With the push of the enter key the message is instantly sent to the particular person. Then the receiver can type their response in the little text box and send a message back instantly. The bigger text area of the box shows the conversation of what has been sent and received. This form of communication is a lot like a phone, allowing people to communi...

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