----- Original Message ----- In a message dated 12/24/2005 7:51:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, drtlhaupt@swissinfo.org writes: It is my impression that if we study each segment separately, we will lose the gestalt. My children use multiple means of communication including IM, Chat, Blogging and - not so much - Message Boards. Within this context, I see an entirety of communication happening. Dr. Timothy Haupt, Psy.D. Hello Dr. Haupt, And what about the non-verbal communication cues? How does the entirety of communication happen without them? Thanks. Stephanie Bennett ------------CLIP------------------ Therein lies the difficulty. A lot of assumptions are made that may or may not be accurate. other questions I have regard cultural context. What of cultural context? What drives the context? Or does the medium drive the context? I'm researching these questions and reading this newsgroup to find out. My biggest concern are the non-verbal cues. Of course, the web-cams assist in that kind of context, but what of us who do not wish our image to be broadcast and, therefore, captured all over the internet? I have mostly questions at this juncture. Dr. Timothy Haupt, Psy.D. "People should be judged by the content of their character" - MLK, Jr.