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Dude, email is so out!

Well it is according to today’s generation of Internet teens. Young under-twenty entrepreneurs who were interviewed for a recent article on CNET, said email is better suited for business purposes or communicating with older generations.

Small consolation for those of us who use email on a daily basis, and whose gnarled and arthritic hands struggle to text quasi-coherent messages on our tiny cell phones with their wee buttons. And does this mean we’re staring the same fear our parents had about losing touch with their children, in the face? Am I going to lose touch because I can’t condense a sentence into 10 characters? Even worse, am I no longer too cool for school? Gah!

If you’re hip nowadays, it’s all about texting or sending notes through the myriad of social networks. It’s faster and you’re still communicating with the people you want. The best part is that you don’t have to waste time dealing with the scourge of spam each time you check your messages.

And if you don’t like it, too bad. Better limber up those stiff digits of yours. Smart people know that teens are early adopters of technology that often becomes commonplace within a few years.

You also better start joining those social networks—many of them. I mean, come on, not all friends hang out in one place on the ‘Net. So you have to diversify. I’ll break it down so the geezers can understand. Diversify. Like you’d do with your 401k portfolio. At least, until someone creates a social network that could aggregate all your buddy lists and networks in one place, like the ICQ or Trillian instant messaging tools.

But we can only dream. For now. Until then, better work on your thumb and forefinger aim because those phone buttons will only get smaller.