Wednesday, April 21, 2010

OMG! A third of U.S. teens send 100 texts a day

Perhaps not surprising, but nonetheless amazing! Below from Computerworld.com:

"Computerworld - Wonder what your teenager is up to?

Well, she's probably texting, according to a study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The results of the study, released today, show that half of all American teenagers send 50 or more text messages a day. That's about 1,500 texts a month
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The study found that the number of texting teens continues to grow, as does the number of texts sent each day.

According to the Pew report, in an 18-month span, ending last September, the percentage of all U.S. teenagers texting daily grew from 38% to 54%. Texting has become the main way that teens connect with each other - surpassing e-mail, instant messaging and even face-to-face contact, Pew said.

The survey found that one in three teenagers send more than 100 text messages a day, or 3,000 a month.

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