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Some eye candy and interesting stats on texting have been fused together by Mashable into an infographic that details the explosion of SMS over the past 18 years. All texters would agree that SMS is on record pace to surpass email as a primary communication tool. Not surprisingly, the biggest adopter of texting is not the 20 or 30-somethings with their QWERTY-packing smartphones but teenage girls who manage to peck out an astounding 100 texts per day (or 3,000 per month) on their LG or Sammy feature phone. That figure provides some context for those all too frequent stories of parents who are facing a $5,000 monthly bill from their wireless carrier. A little PSA for parents: if you give your teen a texting phone, pay the extra $10 a month to get the unlimited plan.
[Via Mashable]
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Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
