The title of this article reads "Average teen sends 3,339 texts per month", that's 6-7 texts every waking hour. Females average 4,050 per month.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/10/15/teen.texting.mashable/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn
It's stunning to me, even thought it shouldn't be, I saw it with my own kids and it has accompanied them into their twenties. There are social implications, but I can't help but wonder if these kids won't have something akin to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome when they get older.
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