---
title: "Generation IM: Teens & Technology: The Findings of the Pew Internet & American Life Project"
description: "Ms. Lenhart's speech covered how young Americans use the Internet, with a particular focus on instant messaging."
date: "2003-10-08"
authors:
  - name: "Amanda Lenhart"
    job_title: "Former Director of Teens and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amanda-lenhart/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2003/10/08/generation-im-teens-technology-the-findings-of-the-pew-internet-american-life-project/"
categories:
  - "Social Media"
  - "Teens & Tech"
  - "Teens & Youth"
tags:
  - "Families"
  - "Social Networking"
  - "Teens"
---

# Generation IM: Teens & Technology: The Findings of the Pew Internet & American Life Project

Ms. Lenhart's speech covered how young Americans use the Internet, with a particular focus on instant messaging--how it is used, how it impacts behavior and what teens think about it.