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Techno Savvy Teens Turn Backs on Email

Online chatting, text messages dominate youth communication

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 15, 2007 4:01 PM CST

(Newser) – If snail mail is going the way of the dodo, then it looks like, among teenagers, email is going the way of, well, the snail: half of all teens prefer instant messaging to old-fashioned emails; and while overall use increased six percent last year, e-missives... Read full story »

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