Communicating is getter easier every day. I can remember that it was only a few years ago that we had to pay about $5 a minute to speak to the Philippines by phone. The internet has taken over as a means of carrying information, thanks to digital data being invented. As a business tool, also, there is teleconferencing using the internet. Then there is live chat, another internet based item that has expanded from a teenage fun pastime into a useful means to pass information in a timely manner. It has made it harder for people to ignore other people, too!