Allows people to
communicate interactively
in real time anywhere in the
world
Groups of like-minded people can share
infromation,opinions and interests
cheaply, normally for the cost of a
broadband connection
Provides a great way of
staying in touch with friends
and business contacts
easier to share information around the world
for e.g. business meetings, because then by
video conferencing, you dont have to travel
and waste moeny
Advantages of instant messaging
provides a way to exchange a textual
messages as an alternativeto the
telephone and at a friction of the cost
because messages are sent in real
time, responses can be recieved
instantaneously
Disadvantages of social networking
People won't know if the person they are
talking to is real or fake,for e.g. facebook which means if they
share information with them, then they will
know their personal information
people get addicted to social
networking which makes them give less
time to their studies and other daily
activities
people cant get their emotions across clearly
to other people through social networking,
which means that the person they are talking
to doesnt know how they feel
disadvantages of instant messaging
Similar to social newtwroking, emotions are better
expressed in person and can sometimes be
miscommunicated within a instant message sent
quickly
Viruses can spread by instant messaging
Voice over internet Protocol
Another way of communicating
Allows people to communicate in
real time using voice and/or video
messaging and is avaliable
between any two points in the
world
For interent-only conversations, there
is no additional cost at either
end.Skype is a example of a service
that uses VOIP.
Advantages
Able to talk to contact releatives
and business collegues on the
other side at a releatively low cost
VoIP software is used by business for online
conferences and meetings, this redcues travel
costs, travel time and the cost of hiring a
venue
Disadvantages
Reliability: VOIP service is dependant on the quality
and reliabilityof your broadband service and may not
work if tere is a power cut or really bad weather
Voice quality: voices can
sometime sbe disorted or
there may be long pauses
between questions and
answers
security:As with all
technologies, identity theft,
viruses, spamming and
phishing are all potential
threats