Teens Prefer Texting To Talking -- Except for Mom & Dad (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - In what looks like at least partial confirmation of Microsoft's strategy with its KIN social phones, a new Pew Internet & American Life Project study puts a spotlight on teen cell-phone use. The research shows that text messaging among American teens spiked in the past 18 months, from 38 percent of teens texting friends daily in February 2008 to 54 percent in September 2009. In fact, the mobile phone has become the communication hub of choice for most American teens.

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