Today"s Internet Pen Paling
I still remember the days in high school when we had the assignment to write to a pen pal from another school. It was exciting to write to a person which I have never have seen before, and all it mattered were our words to each other and the way we wrote them.
That was over 20 years ago but the idea of having a pen pal is still very appealing to many people, yet the way we communicate has changed dramatically.
Today's world is about instant communication. We want to be reachable anywhere, anytime and many feel lost if they don't carry their mobile phone with them. This also applies of finding a pen pal.
Gone are the days where one had to search for a pen pal in newspapers and magazines. Today one can sign up within minutes at a pen pal web service, like penpalworld.com, and get access to hundred thousands of pen pals from every single country in this world.
Web services, like this, are very convenient allowing a person to switch between countries with a click of a mouse button. Do I feel Asian or Russian today? Shall it be a female or a male? Do I want to talk to a younger or older person? Nothing's impossible anymore.
This easy way of communication brings one major advantage: it's as secured as it can go. In the old days home addresses had to be exchanged in order to be able to communicate which certainly is not a good idea in today's world. With a web based pen pal service one does not even have to give out an email address because anonymous communication is made possible.
Of course, all good things have a downside. With an easy way to communicate comes the loss of value within any communication. Back in the paper version of pen paling long well-written letters were very common but with today's instant communication more people write simply one-liners. I believe almost everybody, who used an online pen pal service, received at least one email saying: 'your profile looks interesting. Email me back.' which has no value whatsoever.
Another downside to anonymity is the temptation of not being honest with the other person. It's easy to write that one is from Germany if not even an email address is given; something which would be not possible in the old days where a postal address was required.
Regardless, web-based pen pal services are as exciting as it can get and it allows this very old way of communication bloom strong again. It allows a cheap, easy and fast way to find friends all over the world on a much secured level if a few basic rules are followed. Good friendships, on websites like [http://ww.penpalworld.com], are made everyday allowing people to write to each other all over the world. It also provides a chance for international understanding the right way, one to one.
Jakob Herrmann
Founder and Webmaster
http://www.penpalworld.com
That was over 20 years ago but the idea of having a pen pal is still very appealing to many people, yet the way we communicate has changed dramatically.
Today's world is about instant communication. We want to be reachable anywhere, anytime and many feel lost if they don't carry their mobile phone with them. This also applies of finding a pen pal.
Gone are the days where one had to search for a pen pal in newspapers and magazines. Today one can sign up within minutes at a pen pal web service, like penpalworld.com, and get access to hundred thousands of pen pals from every single country in this world.
Web services, like this, are very convenient allowing a person to switch between countries with a click of a mouse button. Do I feel Asian or Russian today? Shall it be a female or a male? Do I want to talk to a younger or older person? Nothing's impossible anymore.
This easy way of communication brings one major advantage: it's as secured as it can go. In the old days home addresses had to be exchanged in order to be able to communicate which certainly is not a good idea in today's world. With a web based pen pal service one does not even have to give out an email address because anonymous communication is made possible.
Of course, all good things have a downside. With an easy way to communicate comes the loss of value within any communication. Back in the paper version of pen paling long well-written letters were very common but with today's instant communication more people write simply one-liners. I believe almost everybody, who used an online pen pal service, received at least one email saying: 'your profile looks interesting. Email me back.' which has no value whatsoever.
Another downside to anonymity is the temptation of not being honest with the other person. It's easy to write that one is from Germany if not even an email address is given; something which would be not possible in the old days where a postal address was required.
Regardless, web-based pen pal services are as exciting as it can get and it allows this very old way of communication bloom strong again. It allows a cheap, easy and fast way to find friends all over the world on a much secured level if a few basic rules are followed. Good friendships, on websites like [http://ww.penpalworld.com], are made everyday allowing people to write to each other all over the world. It also provides a chance for international understanding the right way, one to one.
Jakob Herrmann
Founder and Webmaster
http://www.penpalworld.com
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