IM, or instant messaging, is like a cross between a phone call and an e-mail; the messages just pop on the screen. It’s a way to chat with more than one person at a time, replacing the phone, which only allows you to keep one conversation going at a time. It’s a multi-tasking tool in a multi- tasking world. In 2005, more than 12 billion instant messages were being sent out each day.
Remember, you set the rules. More than half of 13-to-17-year-olds have IM rules set by parents. Two out of three teens say they follow those rules. One in four say they can only IM when their homework is done.
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IM, or instant messaging, is like a cross between a phone call and an e-mail; the messages just pop on the screen. It’s a way to chat with more than one person at a time, replacing the phone, which only allows you to keep one conversation going at a time. It’s a multi-tasking tool in a multi- tasking world. In 2005, more than 12 billion instant messages were being sent out each day.
Remember, you set the rules. More than half of 13-to-17-year-olds have IM rules set by parents. Two out of three teens say they follow those rules. One in four say they can only IM when their homework is done.
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