E-mail is for old people

Itsme · 07-27-2005, 08:05 PM

E-mail is for old people

Teenagers prefer instant messaging to talk to each other online, according to a survey.
July 27, 2005: 7:13 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - E-mail is for grown-ups and U.S. teenagers now prefer instant messaging to communicate with each other online, according to a survey released Wednesday.

Internet users from 12 to 17 years old say e-mail is best for talking to parents or institutions, but they are more likely to fire up IM when talking with each other, the nonprofit Pew Internet and American Life Project found.

E-mail is still used by 90 percent of online teens. But the survey found greater enthusiasm for instant messaging.

Three-quarters of teen Internet users use instant messaging, compared with 42 percent of adults, Pew said. Nearly half of teens said they exchanged IMs daily, and some said they spent more than two hours each day using instant-messenger programs.

Half or nearly half of the 1,100 teenagers surveyed said they used IM to send Web links or photos to each other, while nearly one-third said they had sent music or video clips over IM. Adults were much less likely to do any of those things, the survey found.

Nearly nine out of 10 teenagers say they use the Internet, up from 74 percent in 2000. Those are who still not online are likely to be so poor that they have limited access to technology, the survey found, and are disproportionately black.

The survey, conducted in October and November 2004, has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.

DarkFury · 07-27-2005, 09:13 PM

Kids and their SHORT attention spans...

bachviet · 07-28-2005, 10:50 AM

I haven't used IM for a long time. I don't have time to go online as often as before though.

LivninSC · 07-28-2005, 06:02 PM

Uhm, geeks prefer IM'ing each other. The rest of prefer to actually talk to someone...

Itsme · 07-30-2005, 11:34 AM

The sales guys in my office found a great use for IM. They often have conference calls with potential customers. It is not uncommon for one sales guy in Chicago to be on the call, one sales application guy from the home office in MD, a sales manager in San Diego, plus the customer. The sales guys all "talk" to each ther via IM while on the phone with the customer. This enables them to plan strategy on a side channel that the customer can't hear.

cocojambo · 08-03-2005, 04:58 PM

ya that article is very true, i rarely use email for my social life, its all IMs!!

07-27-2005, 08:05 PM	#1
Itsme Vice Admiral Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,813	E-mail is for old people E-mail is for old people Teenagers prefer instant messaging to talk to each other online, according to a survey. July 27, 2005: 7:13 PM EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - E-mail is for grown-ups and U.S. teenagers now prefer instant messaging to communicate with each other online, according to a survey released Wednesday. Internet users from 12 to 17 years old say e-mail is best for talking to parents or institutions, but they are more likely to fire up IM when talking with each other, the nonprofit Pew Internet and American Life Project found. E-mail is still used by 90 percent of online teens. But the survey found greater enthusiasm for instant messaging. Three-quarters of teen Internet users use instant messaging, compared with 42 percent of adults, Pew said. Nearly half of teens said they exchanged IMs daily, and some said they spent more than two hours each day using instant-messenger programs. Half or nearly half of the 1,100 teenagers surveyed said they used IM to send Web links or photos to each other, while nearly one-third said they had sent music or video clips over IM. Adults were much less likely to do any of those things, the survey found. Nearly nine out of 10 teenagers say they use the Internet, up from 74 percent in 2000. Those are who still not online are likely to be so poor that they have limited access to technology, the survey found, and are disproportionately black. The survey, conducted in October and November 2004, has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.

07-27-2005, 09:13 PM	#2
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 34,997	Kids and their SHORT attention spans... __________________ DarkFury's Pimptopia - Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Game! Home of the Original OG Pimp (accept NO imitations)

07-28-2005, 10:50 AM	#3
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LivninSC Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 89	Uhm, geeks prefer IM'ing each other. The rest of prefer to actually talk to someone... __________________ Strange things are afoot at the Circle K

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07-30-2005, 11:34 AM	#5
Itsme Vice Admiral Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,813	The sales guys in my office found a great use for IM. They often have conference calls with potential customers. It is not uncommon for one sales guy in Chicago to be on the call, one sales application guy from the home office in MD, a sales manager in San Diego, plus the customer. The sales guys all "talk" to each ther via IM while on the phone with the customer. This enables them to plan strategy on a side channel that the customer can't hear.

08-03-2005, 04:58 PM	#6
cocojambo Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 58	ya that article is very true, i rarely use email for my social life, its all IMs!!

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