Negative aspects of internet communication During face-to-face communication we rely heavily upon facial expressions, tone of voice, and body language to interpret what someone is saying. ... Body language gives us clues as to whether the person we are talking with is actually listening to us, if they are interested in the conversation, or if they are bored. ... Now it's just as easy for someone to communicate with someone of the opposite sex, but the conversations advance much more rapidly. ... Adults and teenagers are both at risk of getting computer viruses, unwanted email, and u...

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When someone does not want to insult in person, e-mail message can be brutal, and also "Instead of crafting the perfect phrase, we use a brain-dead abbreviation" (232). ... They may be some negative like receiving a lot of junk mail; also the text messages may often include sexually explicit images, violence, gambling, abusive languages, virus. ... It may be true to some extent, because once our modem is infected with computer virus, our whole saved message will be wiped off and this is a major problem in the computer world. ... Even though they give an identity, one can't be 100% sure o...

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