Instant Messaging (IM) isn’t just a hobby for bored teenagers anyone. Here are some interesting facts about IM use in the United States today:
-Young people still use IM much more than their parents. However, about 40 % of adult Internet users use IM software.
-In one survey, 27% of IM users say that they send instant messages at work. IM use in the workplace is more and more popular (up more than 70% last year).
-Almost 30% of IM users say that IM is more important for them than e-mail. That is, they send more instant messages than e-mails every day.
-Nearly 25% of IM users send messages to people in the same location, such as in a home. For example, a teenager in his bedroom could send a message to his father in the living room. Most IM users send messages regularly to only a small group of people-six or fewer.