It is undeniable that the use of email has had a tremendous effect on the way

people communicate at work and in their daily lives. Some people claim that not
all of the effects of this innovation have been positive; nevertheless, there are
clearly some advantages.

Many argue that email in the workplace causes extra work and stress. This is
because employees often receive more messages than they can answer in a
workday while they face pressure to reply promptly. Another weakness of email is
that it may reduce a person's privacy. For instance, hacking a person's business
email is not uncommon and even government security systems are sometimes
unable to stop it. Moreover, email also increases the risk of viruses entering into
people's computers through incoming email.

Despite these negative effects, it can also be said that email has brought significant
benefits. For instance, it is a fast and easy way to communicate with family,
friends, and colleagues wherever they are in the world. In fact, email also allows a
person to send photos, pictures, and even audio and visual files at a low cost, but
with high quality. Needless to say, this is a huge advance over earlier modes of
communication, and because it is cheap it is becoming commonplace.

In sum, while there are certainly both drawbacks and benefits to this technology, it
cannot be denied that email helps make people's lives. happier. Its efficiency and
ease of use has, essentially, made great improvements on the way many people do
business or stay in touch with loved ones. Therefore, I think the advantages of
email are far greater than the shortcomings. (275)