C|net has a story that highlights the demise of email among teens. It really is dead for people under 25. Texting, IM, MySpace, FaceBook, Twitter, Blogging, and the plethora of other social networking sites have replaced so much of regular communication that email is essentially dead. It’s still necessary for transactions and stuff involving money but it’s not a mode of communication between peers. I hope libraries see what’s coming and start offering all of their services via Text or IM or even better FaceBook apps soon. The Buddy List is ever important so let’s get on with becoming a “Buddy” and not and outsider.
“I only use e-mail for my business and to get sponsors,” Martina Butler, the host of the teen podcast Emo Girl Talk, said during a panel discussion here at the Mashup 2007 conference, which is focused on the technology generation. With friends, Bulter said she only sends notes via a social network.
From C|net – Kids say e-mail is, like, soooo dead
by Stefanie Olsen