Teens spurn e-mail for messaging

"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."

"WHAT TEENS DO ONLINE
Send or read e-mail: 89%
Visit websites about TV, music or sport stars: 84%
Play online games: 81%
Online news: 76%
Send or receive instant messages: 75%"

"American teenagers are embracing the internet, with 21 million now using the web on a regular basis...The power users of the online teen world are girls aged 15-17, the survey found. Some 97% of this age range have used instant messaging, and 57% have sent a text message."