Introduction [excerpt] As humans, we tend to be social creatures and because of our social nature we are inclined to want to create and sustain relationships. It is no surprise then that when the Internet emerged people found ways to utilize this new medium to communicate with one another. By transcending the elements of time and location, Computer Mediated Communiciation (CMC) has forever changed the way in which people communicate. CMC is thought to be weak in comparison to face to face (FTF) communication...