I'd say the first thing anyone thinks of as far as conveying emotion online are those nice little smiley-faces. They seem to have every option now, from happy to sad to cool to confused (...at least, I think that's what that face means). And here enters the problem: Even though one person may see a face and react one way, there is no guarantee that the person on the other end will see it the same way. (In my opinion, :P could be seen as "That's silly." just as easily as "You're silly."
I feel much the same way about all of these "emotional inserts." (*cries* *wink* *hugs*) They all fulfill a purpose at times, I suppose, but they shouldn't be our only form of expressing emotion. Personally, if something is so important that you have to labor over the correct emoticon or *action* to put in your IM message...GET OFF IM and meet in person. If you can't do that, at least have a phone conversation. That way, no one has to worry about a lost internet connection interrupting at a crucial time (think about all those dropped calls and what silence used to mean on the telephone).
Either that, or get really good at writing all your thoughts and feelings really fast, really well...
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