Gestures

I think that gestures do not make it to the online world all the time. Sure we have the smiley faces that say we are happy, sad, mad etc. But what about the tone in the voice of the person that is mad, that does not translate to the online world. It has come down to it where we have to put LOL at the end of a sentence that is funny or when we are joking around just so the person will not get offended. I think in some ways the online communication world can cause more problems that is can help. When we are talking to someone online and they say something that makes you mad, the only way that you can communicate that to someone online is by sending them a face that looks mad, that is your only gesture. They cannot see your true expression. We have come so accustomed to instant messaging and texting that a smiple winking face ;) means someone is trying to flirt with you.