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"E-mail is for Old People"

E-Mail Is Out With Today's Younger Web Users reports Information Week.

For most of us in the business world, e-mail is an integral part of our work lives. But for the millenials -- the generation between ages 13 and 24 -- e-mail is for old people....

For younger Webizens, e-mail today is like sending a letter -- something you do when you have to but not a primary means of communication. For these users text messaging, instant messaging, and social networking sites are the ways they communicate and stay in touch.

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