Texting On the Rise

We've all seen it by now: text messages from unlikely senders like Dad, Grandma and maybe even Great Grandpa. This growth of texting among late-adopters has driven up the number of U.S. subscribers using text to nearly 60%. This research, covered by FierceMobileContent, indicates that the greatest growth has occurred in older age groups. Of course the tween and teenage segment continue to lead the pack, sending on average more than 500 texts per month.

Earlier this month, a California teen apparently sent a record 300,000 texts in a single month from her iPhone. Now that's just plain crazy.

-posted by Lindsay