> ... what's the difference if it's online? The difference is that if it's not online, then it's purely interpersonal; a social, private, ephemeral (as in not

> ... what's the difference if it's online? The difference is that if it's not online, then it's purely interpersonal; a social, private, ephemeral (as in not recorded) sort of activity. But if it's online it's like publishing something in public; it's broadcast to a large number of strangers and it's recorded for a long time. Big difference, I would say.