Forums provide multiple levels of communication

After spending a solid week blogging on a Masslive Forum, I was surprised at the different levels of communication that can spring forth from the large assortment of bloggers. Forums can act as another form of Instant Messaging, if the party you are blogging with is online and reading and responding to your messages as they are posted. Also, it could be compared to another form of e-mail, in the sense that you can check it whenever convenient, respond back at your leisure, and then log off until the next time you feel like chatting or checking the comments of others. Overall, forums are an excellent way to learn the viewpoints of other bloggers on a wide variety of issues, from sports to politics, or in the case of my forum, relationships.