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<div align="center"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://cellphones.org/blog/facts-about-text-messaging" target="_blank"><img src="http://images.cellphones.org.s3.amazonaws.com/texting.jpg" alt="Text Messaging" width="500" border="0" /></a><br />Via: <a href="http://cellphones.org" target="_blank">CellPhones.org</a><br /> <br />View Other <a href="http://www.submitinfographics.com">Infographics</a></div> <p>

This infographic, by CellPhones.org, gives a variety of facts about text messaging in a very fun design. Setup to look like an iPhone text conversation, the infographic lists 14 facts that show just how much money the texting industry is worth. Some interesting facts include the following:

• Text message usage is up to 72% of cell phone users in 2010, from 65% in 2009
• Of 18-29 year olds, 95% text message
• The average U.S. cell phone user sends 17 text messages per day
• If you text while you drive, you are 23 times more likely to get into an accident
• 10% of texters over 25 believe that texting is acceptable when having sex
• 3 in 5 teens say that sexting is not safe, but 1 in 5 do it anyways
• The average teen sends 10 texts per hour during the day
• Research done in 1985 determined the 160 character limit of text messaging
• Text messaging earns $60-70 billion every year for phone companies

While there are a lot of fun facts in this infographic, the majority of it is text. It would be great if there was more imagery to make all of the information a little bit easier to digest.

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<div align="center"><a href="http://mashable.com/2010/08/17/text-messaging-infographic/" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/worldwide-texting-trends-2.jpg" alt="texting trends infographic" height="2417" width="640" /></a><br />Source: <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/08/17/text-messaging-infographic/" target="_blank">@shanesnow for Mashable</a><br />View Other <a href="http://www.submitinfographics.com" target="_blank">Infographics</a></div> <p>

This is a great infographic brought to us by Mashable, which covers the rise of text messaging in the US and worldwide. The infographic begins by showing simple demographics regarding who texts more. Not surprisingly, girls age 14-17 are the biggest culprits here, with 100 texts/day on average. Teenage boys are the second largest group of texters, with about 30 texts/day, followed by adults 18+ who only text about 10 times per day. The infographic then details the negative impacts of text messaging, like texting and driving as well as the growing trend of “sexting” among teenagers.

All in all, the infographic is very well put together and pretty funny at parts. The creator does a good job of keeping the flow going down the page while still providing important insights throughout. The little characters add a nice touch to this infographic and the funny random facts add levity to the serious aspects of the graphic. Possibly the most interesting fact, which doesn’t get enough attention, is that parents can download a system called Textecution, which disables a phone’s texting and Internet functions when traveling at over 10 MPH. This is a great way to keep teens from texting and driving, which should be a free aspect of all cell phones.