Evaluating My Own Communication.

I do use many of the modern 21st century tools for communication available. SMS, Email, IM. These are all modern ways to communicate with people, friends, family, the advantage is that it doesn't matter where they are, in the world.

I use email, everyday, to communicate with people or if they are communicating with me, this includes commercial and noncommercial email. For example, commercially, I receive a monthly update email from Microsoft about system updates, important new software, free trials, etc. Which is handy because it means I don't have to scan for them myself. I also receive, roughly, about 6 emails a day from the BBC, news updates, etc. I receive emails from Channel 4, about new programmes coming to their channel, and emails from paypal and my online bank account manager.

These are all trying to sell or offer me something, which is one way email has evolved for the better, some cases the worse, for example, Spam is one of the most hated thing about email, its pointless and endless. Luckily most email account managers have a built in spam removing tool, Windows Live Mail, but it helps if you don't give out your details to any old site.

I don't really use SMS much, but when I do its only to get hold of someone, etc.

As like email, I use IM everyday, but on a personal use, contacting friends, etc. In a way IM is just as good for using as an email service, on most IM services you are able to send images, movies, messages, links, etc, but only when they are online, but now Microsoft have introduced an offline messaging system.

To conclude I would say that i prefer the application of email and IM as apposed to SMS, they both have their uses but i find email to be more helpful when it comes to communication wit others.