http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/education/20wired.html

In the article, "If Your Kids Are Awake, They're Probably Online," New York Times writer Tamar Lewin discusses a new study about how much time kids from 8 to 18 spend absorbing various forms of media. The people who conducted the study were surprised to find that average media use had actually gone up since their previous study in 2005. How could that possibly be a surprise? I've never liked to talk on the phone very much, but I was just learning to text in 2005 - now I text all the time! In high school I used to spend most of my online time using various instant messaging services and checking my email. Now that I'm not in high school any more, I can still waste an hour or two checking my email and visiting MySpace and Facebook, and let’s not forget E-bay! I also spend a lot of time visiting the web pages for the online components of my college classes. As much as my own media use has increased, I'm not at all surprised that high school students are spending more time getting cozy with various forms of media.