OMG! Teens Prefer Instant Messages To Email

An AP-AOL study reveals some surprising, and not so surprising, data about instant messaging.

AP-AOL poll that revealed that teenagers are more likely to use IM instead of email, I was not shocked. Apparently nearly one-third (30 percent) of teens say they can't imagine living without instant messaging. Nearly 3 of 4 teenage instant message users, or 72 percent, say they prefer it to communicating via email, says a new AP-AOL Instant Messaging Trends Survey. Of course that should come as no surprise, seeing as how the younger generation was born into the Internet age, and is much more technologically savvy than previous generations. Approximately

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