A lengthy 30 min. video of David Crystal explaining the myths of texting and tweeting. If you have some time he has good points for us.
kids that text read more than what we did as children because they have more access to writing. Simply put, they do not read and write the same things that we did.
I carry around a huge book collection all the time on my iPhone and/or iPad. The ease of access makes it a lot easier for me to read whether it is blogs, books, or yes, text messages and tweets.