People tend to feel safer then in real life with all the anonymity that is part of this medium, so they tend to disclose more on line then they would in real life. The persona of the handle only exists in real time across an electronic medium, and only becomes real if the people wish to meet or give personal information. From the data that has been collected, it is apparent that real life friendship bonds have been formed, personal relationships started and the ability to speak with people from the same ethnic group happens often. People are willing to travel to meet others from this room. They feel particularly comfortable making plans to meet at pow wows and other social events.
People now can travel without having to get dressed up and leaving their own homes.
This is an artifact that shows that with new forms of media, the way that people adapt to them is within the framework of their familiar world, and they retain many of the same behaviors and ways of thinking while plugging in an adapting device to communicate in the new medium. Most participants are computer literate enough to figure out how to run the Web site. This is just a sample of the educated or middle class Indian population that has the money to afford computers or have access to one. Due to the confidentiality of the medium, it is difficult to discern false information unless it is specified somewhere in what people wish to disclose. On the positive side, participants get to hide behind a stage name to protect their identity.