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Inbox is out as teens opt for IM
7/28/2005 | 
Coverage
Jordan Robertson and Crayton Harrison , The Dallas Morning News
'"For today's teenagers, e-mail is snail mail."
Teenagers are embracing instant messaging more than ever, preferring the communications software to slower, clunkier e-mail, says a study published Wednesday.
"E-mail takes too long," said Star Fraga, 17, of Dallas. "Who wants to wait hours or days to get a response? Instant messaging is just that – instant."
Teens now reserve e-mail only for very specific uses, says the study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
"E-mail is not the go-to conversation tool any longer," said Amanda Lenhart, a senior research specialist with the Pew project, which studies the way the Web affects society. "
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