In this present-day world, it has to be said that digital gadgets such as mobile phones and computers decline the need for face-to-face communication.There are advantages such as connecting with people who are abroad,students can clear their academic doubts with their mentor through mobile phones and computers,if the tutor is out of the country,and everyone can make emergency calls in a critical situation.While considering the merits of this development,demerits are less in number.This essay will enunciate both advantages and disadvantages in detail with appropriate examples.