R U Preserving UR Text Messages?

A 2011 report for the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project found that Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 exchanged on average nearly 110 text messages on a normal day and that an average of 109.5 messages on a normal day with a median user exchanging approximately 50 text messages a month. Even those in an older age group – 30 to 49 – were texting in significant numbers at an average of 27 texts per day.

Text messages are not confined to personal use, although that is likely still the most pervasive use of text messaging. Close-knit team members may use text messages to convey brief information or simply to prompt a call or attention to email. Text messages may also be used more nefariously as a means to communicate information in an attempt to avoid detection by an employer, particularly when sent and received from employee-owned mobile phones.