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Cultural anthropologists who have studied teen texting a... just about instant gratification. According to Mimi Ito,... cellie habits of Japanese teens, texting those who could... everyone feel they're part of a larger social network. I... no distinct

Texting in the Company of Others Is OK
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/magazine/17-08/by_texting

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Cultural anthropologists who have studied teen texting agree that it isn't just about instant gratification. According to Mimi Ito, an expert on the cellie habits of Japanese teens, texting those who couldn't be there lets everyone feel they're part of a larger social network. Indeed, many draw no distinction between socializing in person or by cell, and they see no reason to favor one over the other.

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Cultural anthropologists who have studied teen texting agree that it isn't just about instant gratification. According to <a href="http://www.itofisher.com/mito/">Mimi Ito</a>, an expert on the cellie habits of Japanese teens, texting those who couldn't be there lets everyone feel they're part of a larger social network. Indeed, many draw no distinction between socializing in person or by cell, and they see no reason to favor one over the other.