The conference began with several Ball State students at least raising the issue whether email will continue to be the primary form of online communication for the younger
set. At least one suggested social network platforms could overtake email -- both in social and notably professional lives.
But commenting on conclusions drawn from the
three-day event, an attendee just said she convinced email will remain preeminent -- at least in the workplace. It offers a  "professional" format that
social networking's informality can't match. Â