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Why to use an online (website) forum? - 2007/01/11 05:52
Let's discuss about the advantages and disadvantages of using an online forum compared with sending e-mails to a list-serve or a list of e-mails.
Positives:
+ Your message is delivered worldwide without cost . So you can promote your stuff (rent, sell/buy) or events.
+ Is preserved for future reference. If you delete your e-mail you loose it.
+ Easier to manage information. Not interested in shopping stuff today? What about going out for a dinner (Restaurants)? Talk about University histories?
+ You don't saturate your e-mail account (INBOX). We just have 150MB in the University WebMail, and quickly fills up with other information (scanning, school stuff).
+ It has an user friendly format. Is like sending an e-mail!
+ You can modify it as many times as you want. Convenient compared to an e-mail that once you send it, is gone!
Negatives:
- You are in world public grounds. You need to remember this any time you post in the non-registered members areas. Be careful with sensitive information for spammers and hackers.
- You cannot force people to read it. But that happens with e-mails too, from the beginnings (SUBJECT) you decided if that would be interesting or not.
- Is not for emergencies. Remember that phones and radios are for that purpose.
Please feel welcome to correct me, add more comments and discuss more about this interesting tool,
Post edited by: admin, at: 2007/01/11 14:07
Oscar Rodriguez Gonzalez
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