Computer technology has advanced our society in many different ways. With the power of the Internet, communication is a click away. Communication technology has revolutionized the way we send mail.
Before computers and the Internet, handwritten letters have been the basis of communication. People have been handwriting letters for centuries. Whether it is greeting cards, invitations, holiday wishes, or just dropping someone a line, pen and paper letters were in heavy use. That is until the development of the Internet and mass production of personal computers.
Electronic mail has become the most popular form of communication in the twenty- first century. With the ease of use in computers, and the communication power of the Internet, it only takes mere seconds to type up and send an email. As the computer becomes a more popular appliance to have in your home, almost replacing the television, people have discovered the many advantages of electronic mail.
Electronic mail has many advantages over traditional handwritten letters. One of those advantages is its delivery speed. Electronic mail is delivered instantly to its recipient upon the click of a 'Send' button. Before you would have to wait from two days up to a week for your recipient to receive your mail, it is now done instantly with the power of the Internet. For that reason, traditional handwritten letters have been labeled 'Snail Mail'.
Another advantage of email is the text or content of the letter is very easy to format. Computers are highly used for data processing and business statements. Businesses can type and edit a financial statement on a computer much faster than doing it with a pen and a piece of paper. Combine that versatility with instant mailing, and you have the easiest form of communication that is available today. You can delete text, add text, center it, indent it, and change the font size and the font face, all with the click of a button...