Online Communication vs. In Person

Do you find it brave that someone actually calls someone they like, or asks them out in person? So much communication that used to be done in person is now being done online. The other day I heard a girl talking about how this random girl from one of her classes was talking up a storm online, yet is extremely shy and quiet in class. Do you think this protective wall that Instant Messaging and other means of communicating online provides is damaging to our social skills?