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Last Updated: Thursday, 28 July, 2005, 10:29 GMT 11:29 UK
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Teens spurn e-mail for messaging
Message service on Nokia mobile phone
One third of all American teens have sent a text message
US teenagers prefer instant messaging rather than e-mail to stay in touch with each other, research shows.
A Pew Internet and American Life Project study found online teens are increasingly tech-savvy.
Nearly nine out of 10 teenagers say they use the net, up from 74 percent in 2000, according to the Pew study.
While e-mail is seen as a tool for communicating with adults, instant messaging was proving the most popular way to chat with friends.
Three-quarters 75% of online teenagers in the US have used IM, the survey found, with personalised features proving popular.
Features such as buddy icons are a popular way for teenagers to express and differentiate themselves."
Last Updated: Thursday, 28 July, 2005, 10:29 GMT 11:29 UK
E-mail this to a friend Printable version
Teens spurn e-mail for messaging
Message service on Nokia mobile phone
One third of all American teens have sent a text message
US teenagers prefer instant messaging rather than e-mail to stay in touch with each other, research shows.
A Pew Internet and American Life Project study found online teens are increasingly tech-savvy.
Nearly nine out of 10 teenagers say they use the net, up from 74 percent in 2000, according to the Pew study.
While e-mail is seen as a tool for communicating with adults, instant messaging was proving the most popular way to chat with friends.
Three-quarters 75% of online teenagers in the US have used IM, the survey found, with personalised features proving popular.
Features such as buddy icons are a popular way for teenagers to express and differentiate themselves."
