Teens swap email for social network sites to stay in touch

EARLIER this week Nielson released a report revealing how Americans spend their time online has changed dramatically over the past 12 months.

As people spend more time on social networking sites such as Facebook, time spent emailing was down 28% and instant messaging dropped 15%.

This news has industry executives speculating how the trend could affect how teenagers who have grown up texting and using social networking sites will communicate with each other in the future.