What is the Other Side of E-mail?

In the article, The Other Side of E-Mail, Robert Kuttner talks about the good and bad of sending e-mails. Well, I know that I have sent an e-mail to the wrong person more than once. One of the bad things about e-mails is that it goes so fast. A simple miss-click of the mouse and you could have sent your message to who knows who. I agree with Kuttner when he talks about how we don't put as much thought into what we reply in our e-mails. If someone gets an e-mail, they can reply really fast without putting too much thought into what they're writing. After they hit send, it's too late to go back and take back something they may have said. Although, e-mail is a really convenient way to keep in touch. Be it Myspace, Facebook or Yahoo, online talk is an easy way to say hi to people you havn't talked to in a while. I know that I'm excited when I get a new e-mail from someone I havn''t herd from for a long time. It's nice to get a letter in the mail too, but some people don't have time. I know that I've sent letters to people before, expecting to get something back, and then I get sad when I don't get anything. With an e-mail, I don't get my feelings hurt as bad if I don't get a reply. I guess it's just how you look at it.