an empirical study has been performed with shocking results. Get this: Teens prefer texting to Talking.
Based on a survey and focus groups conducted with teenagers between 12 and 17, Pew found that text messaging is by far the most common way that kids communicate with each other, more than chatting on the phone, e-mailing, using social-networking sites, or talking face to face.
based on the anecdotal evidence of a house with three teenagers in it, I can unequivocally say, “well no kidding. It took a study to show that?”