Email: So 20th-century!

The 14-year-olds we know don't do email. It's "so last millennium," the Associated Press reports - except maybe for the kind used on the social networks, the kind that works only with fellow MySpacers or Facebook users. Kids will establish email accounts so they can communicate with adults, but they probably don't check them often. They prefer IM-ing, texting, and communicating via Web sites that reflect their interests, whether it's skateboarding or music or communicating within a circle of friends. "For many young people, it's about choosing the best communication tool for the situation," according to the Post, including the time that's available for the communicating and whether they're just hanging out or have a specific objective like arranging the time and location of the next get-together.