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Works cited: Richtel, Matt. "Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. The New York Times, 21 Nov. 2010. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. [].

Summary: This article is about teens that text and don't stop. These teens are addicted to texting. They are unable to stop texting. It also talks about how kids today are addicted to technology such as cell phones, computers, television, and pretty much all electronics.

Quotes: 1. Mr. Riley, the principal of Wood side, claims "That the kids are caught in two different worlds." 2. Mr. Riley also states, "That they are lost in a virtual world." 3. Mr. Riley also claims, "That he is trying to take back their attention from their BlackBerrys and video games, to a degree he is using technology to do so."

Facts: 1.84% of 12-17 year-old cell owners agree that they like the fact that their phone makes it easy to change plans quickly, compared with 75% of their parents who agree with that sentiment. 2.Half of teens send 50 or more text messages a day, or 1,500 texts a month, and one in three send more than 100 texts a day, or more than 3,000 texts a month. 3.Most all teens in the us txt more than any other way of communication. 4.Daily text messaging by teens to friends has increased rapidly since early 2008.