It’s always nice to go back and look at old love letters, but will it be just as nice when you look back at old love emails? Letter writing has declined greatly as a form of communication in recent years. People no longer take time to sit down and write to family members and friends. Letter writing was one of the few ways to communicate over long distances for centuries. Since the invention of the telephone and the Internet, people have turned to more practical ways of communication. Also the speed of society has changed to where society wants to know everything the moment it happens. If you look in your mailbox, most likely you will not find a personal letter. People have started to use other forms of communication.
The telephone is one form of communication that almost everyone uses to speak with friends, family members, and business associates. Information travels faster today
Another form of communication has almost overcome even the telephone, as the most used way to communicate, is the Internet. In recent years people have logged on to the Internet to talk to friends and family. I know that I have been using such services as AOL instant messenger, and Yahoo instant messenger. “You can engage in near real-time conversations without ever having to meet the person you're flirting with. You can tell them you're beautiful.” (BBC) These people can make new friends and talk to many people across the world at the same time. The Internet has a great advantage over the letter in that it offers letter writing as well as the near real time communication of instant messaging. When sending letters, “You have to pay for it. Okay, you have to pay for a web connection too... but that usually covers a lot of services including unlimited emails.” (BBC) The letter w