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This one is hot off the presses! A study released today, shows that IM use is rapidly increasing for businesses and consumers alike. This looks like an unstoppable trend that is only going to be  bolstered, as Generation Y continues to flood into the workplace. When you take an even closer look at the statistics, you can't help but notice that the younger sub-set of Gen Y is really helping to push IM use through the roof.

Peering at the statistics also reveals that IM users are increasingly turning to alternative methods when it comes to what device they use when Instant Messaging. In the study, 1/3 of the respondents IM through their mobile-phones. One can imagine that as mobile-phone networks increase their capacity (and mobile-phones become increasingly more powerful), eventually most IM use will take place through consumer's mobile-phones.

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