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Text Messages

February 17, 2009

352% Increase in Text Messages

According to the Nielsen Company text messages increased 352% between April and June 2008 and same period in 2006.  Also during 2008 this is the first year that text messages have surpassed calls in terms of frequency.  Perhaps you do not send or receive 357 text messages per cell phone per month.  If not, look to your 13 to 17 year olds.  The typical U.S. teenager sends or receives an average of 1742 texts per month.