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Text Messaging Soars In Popularity Amongst Teens - Secret, Faceless, Anonymous
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Kids grab on to anything new that allows them to keep their private life a secret from their parents. This desire for secrecy is likely feeding the raging popularity of text messaging services among teens. Voice calling generates a phone bill which allows parents to snoop into who their kids are calling and when - text messaging layers communication in a cloak of privacy, allowing kids to text away to their heart’s content with whomever they choose.
An article in the Washington Post comments on American Youths increasing reliance on text messaging... their 'experts' had an interesting rationale for why the new form of communication is taking off - secrecy.
The explosion of this technology was inevitable, according to those who research adolescent behavior, because it provides a new tool for creating what teenagers always have wanted and needed -- distance from parents.
(psfk)
Via: psfk
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