79.8% of 18-24-year-olds use instant messaging, 29.6% read blogs

BIGresearch conducted a survey of new media usage among various age groups. Instant messaging and text messaging proved to be the most popular activities among young adults, while the older group of 55 and above admitted to using instant messaging and listening to Web radio among various communications channels.

New media usage by different age groups
Media	18-24	25-34	35-54	55+
Blogs	29.6%	21.7%	15.5%	11.4%
Instant Messaging	79.8%	68.3%	58.1%	43.1%
MP3/iPod	45.3%	29.9%	17.5%	6.7%
Satellite Radio	12.2%	12.5%	9.5%	5.5%
Picture Phones	30.6%	22.7%	14.1%	5.2%
Text Messaging	58.3%	46.1%	27.6%	8.3%
TiVo/DVR	17.0%	21.5%	14.6%	8.3%
Web Radio	44.4%	42.6%	33.0%	13.5%
Source: BIGresearch