instant message or writing email,which way do you like more?

Most of the communications I make on the internet are business related, and so I prefer to do it through emails so that I would have a record of all communications. I do use instant messaging once in a while, but it is hard to do that with people in different countries and time zones.

I will prefer only instant messaging if I am supposed to choose one among the two as in IM, we are getting the reply immediately and our needs are satisfied instantly. Of course, I don't like emails and IM and I will prefer to talk with my mobile as I am very bad in typing.Though the cost is more, we are able to have better communication with the direct communication and we need to be online. IM and emails are not meant for immediate solution of anything.

I like instant messaging unless the discussion needs a longer explanation then I will usually email. Then there has been times my friends aren't online when I am so naturally I have to email them a quick message. But over all I prefer Instant messages better.

Hey, I actually like to write instant messages more than writing emails, this is because writing emails just takes too much time for the other person to actually reply to the email, so Instant messaging is way better for me. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!

For personal communication, instant messaging works better. For office and work related matters, I will always make sure of emails, since there is a record created, and i can cc to a few colleagues to make others aware of the discussion at hand. For backup of my articles, I will use emails and thumbdrive, so that the articles will still be there if the computer crashes.

If I were to choose, I would go for instant messaging. Everything today are better live and so if I can chat with a friend it would be better than sending them an email message. But there are some people you prefer emailing than chatting so it really depends on the person. Instant messaging makes it easier to relay the message you want to tell them unlike email you are only conformed to that moment you are emailing unlike instant messaging.

They both have their advantages.

I think I like both. I like writing emails as I can express my feelings more to the person that I really care and think of him/her. Instant messaging (with webcam) is also good as you can type your messages and see the other person on a webcam which is quite cool. Me and my bf do it both. My bf lives in a different country, we have different time zones though we have spent some vacations together twice already. We email each other daily and we chat on messenger on weekends. We talk about everything and I can't wait for the weekends so that we can chat and see each other again.

Instant messages and emails are both ways of communication. Instant messages requires that the two person are both their talking or the other is out during offline messages. Emails are also convenient and you can make long messages than instant messages. I used both of this and they're all save. In e-mails it is in the sent items, in instant messages it is in the achieve of the messages. I could still get back and read some conversations i had with someone i talked to.

I seldom use IM’s, I don’t have all the time to stay online as well. I received emails from friends abroad and we exchange or send replies every now and then. No day or time required as long as we still receive one from each other.

I perfer to e-mail becase it is more convent to send and answer your messigeges that way. IM is fine so long as both parties are on-line at the same time. lately I have been doing a lot of IM than e-mail. IM is great becase of the real time aspect of it.

For me I think it must be instant messaging because it those feel like I'm talking to that person. And I have also used emails but I use them to send pictures, videos and maybe I would write a message or two every other month.

I prefer IMs or instant messaging. I know that you will still have to download a messenger but for now, most are also available at your own browser. IM is better because it has more features where you can do the voice chat, video conferencing and many more.

I like emailing better than instant messaging. When i was a teenager, i would instant message all the time, but eventually it got boring. You run out of things to say and youve got 20 people trying to talk to you, that you probably dont feel like talking to right now, but theyre blowing up your computer with messages. Emails people can email you all day, and if you dont want to talk, just delete it, or read it later. I use emailing now to talk to my husband overseas. He cant get on a lot because hes really busy, but i try to email him once or twice a day and let him know i love him and im proud of him, and that ill always be here for him no matter what.

I love instant messaging. My favourite instant messaging client is Windows Live Messenger. It's quicker and easier than e-mail, and you can talk to someone whenever (s)he is online, and you can be sure the other person can read it as soon as you send it. However, with e-mail, it takes time (normally 24-48 hours) for people to read your messages.

if talking to one of my friends i will always use istant message, but if I'm talking to a family member or person i don't know so much about i make sure to send an email instead.

Defenitely instant messaging it allow effective communication,featuring imidiate receipt of aknowledment and reply.IM involve more additional feature which make it more popular.

I enjoy instant messeging more. I hardly read my emails One reason is because of spam mail seems i get more spam than actual email from friends and family lol

I personally like IM's if you are talking to somebody you know and also because you dont have to wait for a longer period of time for a reply. This way if you wanted to plan something to do later you could brainstorm ideas right then and there and then go do them while emails for me is just to inform somebody I know ahead of time about something. For example some schools will email people letting them know about events or holidays. This happens more frequently in college rather than other grade levels.